COMM 200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 28: Ridicule
16 Dec 2016
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Edwin and shirley ardener, social anthropologists who were concerned with social structure and hierarchy. Dominant group: the group that holds the power in a given culture. Sex: biological category divided into male and female. Gender: social category consisting of the learned behaviors that constitute masculinity and femininity for a given culture. Women perceive the world differently that man because of women"s and men"s different experiences and. Because of their political dominance, men"s system of perception is dominant, impeding the free expression of women"s alternative models of the world. Second shift: the phenomenon of working women putting in eight hours on the job and another day"s work at. Gender polarization: viewing men and women as polar opposites. In order to participate in society, women must transform their own models in terms of the received make system of expression. activities rooted in the division of labor. home. In order to participate in social life, women must translate their processes.
