SOSC 1009 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Neoconservatism, Separate Spheres, Glass Ceiling
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Caregiver is a job that ties the family together: neoconservative view of traditional society. Caregiver is a role that is highly valued and undervalued in terms of something. Difference between sex and gender: the process of child word. Another meaning of labour is physical and mental work fits the caregiver role: restricted to women not based on sex but gender, no biological reason why men cannot portray the caregiver role. Separate spheres of the caregiver role is assigned to women as it is seen as natural. The definition of love is defined as a women"s characteristic the roles of government: As these ideas of progressed these roles were socialized and government began to take over women roles : ex. The government took over the caregiver role which gave an opening for women to participate in labour. These functions are privatized and women return to the role of the caregiver.