SOSC 1185 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Wage Labour, Corporate Capitalism, Double Burden
6 Feb 2018
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Winter handout lecture 2 gendered division of work contemporary. Lecture outline: examining patterns of the gendered division of work post. Note: it is important to pay attention to the structure of capitalism & role of economy. & state (legislation re wages, benefits, pensions, etc. Ideology about women"s place vs. men"s place - a number of influential myths about gender, family & waged work. Myth: an unproven collective belief that is accepted uncritically & often used to justify social institutions & social organization; mobilizes common sense ideas that are often part of the dominant ideology; often relies on claims of being natural" and. The family also functions as a unit of consumption which requires work: takes considerable time and energy, & requires skills. Many argue that expectations & time involved have intensified in modern era: challenge or problematize the idea that housework and mother work are a. Labour of love" & natural for women, along with other myths & stereotypes.
