GG102 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Boko Haram, Cultural Geography, Baguette
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Gg102 class 12 the cultural geography of gender. Note that none of these has a(cid:374)(cid:455)thi(cid:374)g to do (cid:449)/ alleged (cid:858)(cid:374)atural a(cid:271)ilities(cid:859) or (cid:858)li(cid:373)itatio(cid:374)s(cid:859) of (cid:858)the weaker sex; etc. The allocation of tasks, rights, income, space, behaviours, etc to people on the basis of their gender. Gender roles change over time (told to be pale, not muscular) Eg. rosie the riveter changed in wwii women working in factories. Changed again after wwii when reversed back but now had diff. opportunities. We learn what it means to be a man or act as a woman, and what we should expect in life. India (secretary male position; construction worker female) Samon (cid:862)i(cid:374) the (cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:374)er of a (cid:449)o(cid:373)a(cid:374)(cid:863) Biological men living as women (1-5% of popln) The male pursuing paid work in the city. The female taking care of the house and children in the suburb. Suburbs were safe from male workers w/ their rough language. Post-wwii suburbanization cast gender roles in stone.
