SOCI 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Psych, Gender Inequality, Alice S. Rossi
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Gender inequality: males and females unequal access to power, property, and prestige on the basis of sex. Gender inequality is especially significant bc it cuts across all aspects of the social life. The images and expectations attached to the labels, male and famle, guide our behaviour in everyday life. Especially significant in determining power and privilege. Sex: biological characteristics that distinguish males and females: primary sex characteristics: genitals, secondary sex characteristics: physical distinctions between males and females that are not directly connected with reproduction, things to do with puberty. Gender: social rather than biological characteristic, refers to masculinity or femininity. You inherit your sex, but learn your gender. Sociological significance of gender: is that it is a deice by which society controls its members. Gender is a structural feature of society. Biology is an extremely significant part of our lives. Each of us begins and a fertilized egg, at the very moment the egg is fertilized, our sex is determined.
