Sociology 2140 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Gender Pay Gap, Equal Pay For Equal Work, Female Genital Mutilation
27 Feb 2013
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Individual discrimination- not hiring male nurse b/c you think he"s less nurturing. Institutional discrimination- built into fabric of society, women having a harder time finding jobs. First nations, visible minorities, disabilities earn well below canadian avg. Discerning bias for discrimination difficult b/c gender, age, sexual orientation and race intersect. Women"s earnings below men, 70. 5% of what men earned. Simply receiving earnings can be difficult with compounding minority status and gender inequality: double, triple (multiple) jeopardy- person is a member of two + minority groups. Gender: social definitions and expectations associated with being m/f. 7. 1 the global context: the status of women and men. Inequality not simply conceptual, concrete structural denial of health care, food and social status. Structural-functionalism and conflict theory focus on how structure of society and institutions contribute to gender inequality- different development/maintenances views. Symbolic interactionism focuses on culture of society how gender roles learned through socialization process.
