Theoretical+Perspectives

=**^ Conflict theory**=
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~Social Arrangement: Male domination

 * ===men keep the status quo by preventing women from developing their potential===
 * keep traditional division of labor intact
 * Ex: Afghanistan banned women from all work outside the home
 * women had only permission to leave the home with a man
 * windows were tinted so no one can see a women in the home
 * women remained mute in public -to the extent that soles of their shoes were soft to prevent them from gaining attention

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~Social Arrangement: Favoring males over females in the classroom

 * ===Aquired from interaction with parents, teachers, mass media, and peers===
 * they transfer values and attitudes regarding how boys and girls should act- begins at birth
 * girls and boys are given things that they are "supposed" to play with
 * girls and boys are treated how they are "supposed" to act ex: girls cuddle more and boys are discouraged from clinging
 * certain behavior is expected in school from girls and boys
 * Example: teachers accept answers from boys who shout out answers but when girls did they were told "In this class we don't shout out answers; we raise our hands" Giving the message that "Boys shoukd be academically assertive and grab the teachers attention; girls should act like ladies and keep quiet."
 * Girls are taught to carry attitudes of being quiet and passive into adult life

^Summary of Gender division of labor
=**Functionalism and Gender**=

~Social Arrangment: Gender-based division of labor

 * ===It only survived because it benefited society (Ex: Men's strength for hunting)===
 * ===Created problems and dysfunctions within modern society===


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