Social Inequality
Definitions Race Ethnicity Sex Gender Inherited physical characteristics distinguishing groups Socially constructed political categories that change U.S. Census 1790-Present http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-02.pdf https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnfKgffCZ7U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aosT6Kecj24 Ethnicity Culture, religion, language or nationality, etc. Sex Biological characteristics Gender Cultural/social definitions
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Gender
Sociological Perspectives Functionalism Stratification is functional https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9xvkCa63Js https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO6LKIn-cMQ&t=1s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XO6LKIn-cMQ Conflict Power = Privilege Invisible to Dominant Group /Visible to Minority Group Dehumanization/Objectification https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DH8U461UDU Symbolic Interaction Sapir Whorf Hypothesis Social Construction of Reality http://www.angelfire.com/or3/tss/raclang.html
Dehumanization Processes
Dehumanization Processes
Dehumanization Processes “Designer vagina surgery: Demand for cosmetic gynaecology has never been higher. And for plastic surgeons, business is booming.” Guardian, 2011 http://www.designingvagina.com/designer-vagina.html
Patriarchies and Matriarchies Patriarchal Societies A Sociological Journey into Sexuality (Reiss, 1986) Kinship: Marriage and Reproduction Power: Social Institutions Ideology: Societal values and norms
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