1. Social Inequality

2. Definitions Race Ethnicity Sex Gender
Inherited physical characteristics distinguishing groups
Socially constructed political categories that change
U.S. Census 1790-Present
Ethnicity
Culture, religion, language or nationality, etc.
Sex
Biological characteristics
Gender
Cultural/social definitions

3. Sex

4. Gender

5. Sociological Perspectives
Functionalism
Stratification is functional
Conflict
Power = Privilege
Invisible to Dominant Group /Visible to Minority Group
Dehumanization/Objectification
Symbolic Interaction
Sapir Whorf Hypothesis
Social Construction of Reality

6. Dehumanization Processes

7. Dehumanization Processes

8. Dehumanization Processes
“Designer vagina surgery: Demand for cosmetic gynaecology has never been higher. And for plastic surgeons, business is booming.” Guardian, 2011

9. Patriarchies and Matriarchies
Patriarchal Societies
A Sociological Journey into Sexuality (Reiss, 1986)
Kinship: Marriage and Reproduction
Power: Social Institutions
Ideology: Societal values and norms

10. Smurfs are named after their individual talents: there’s Farmer, Painter and Baker… Know your talent and find your Smurf name!