W3 - Social Construction Paradigm & the Progression of Gender-Sex Roles

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S O C 2 2 0 :

S e x R o l e s & S o c i e t yW e e k 3 :

S o c i a l C o n s t r u c t i o n P a r a d i g m &

t h e P r o g r e s s i o n o f S e x / G e n d e r R o l e

W e e k 3 : S o c i a l C o n s t r u c t i o n & P r o g r e s s i o n o f G e n d e r

R o l e s

L i n k i n g P e r c e p t i o n s t o R e a l i t y & P o w e r t o

R o l e s

The Danger o f a S ing le

StoryReflections ( S o m e Q u o t e s )

“The single story creates stereotypes, and the

problem with stereotypes is not that they are

untrue, but that they are incomplete. They makeone story become the only story.”

– Chimamanda Adichie

“It is impossible to talk about the single story

without talking about power. There is a word, an

Igbo word, that I think about whenever I thinkabout the power structures of the world, and it

is “nkali.” It’s a noun that loosely translates to

“to be greater than another.” Like our economic

and political worlds, stories too are defined by

the principle of nkali: How they are told, who

tells them, when they’re told, how many storiesare told, are really dependent on power.”

R o l e s

The Social Construction ofReality:

1. Persons and groups interacting

together in a social system form

concepts of each other's actions

2. These concepts become habituated

into roles played by the persons and

groups in relation to each other

3. These roles become institutionalized

within social structures

4. In the process of this

institutionalization, meaning isembedded in society

S O C 2 2 0 :

R o l e s

Q u o t e s & Q u e r i e s

“Violence or the threat of violence is a mechanism used from

childhood to establish that pecking order [i.e. men dominating

other men]. One result of this is that men “internalize” violence …”

~ Michael Kaufman,

“The Seven P’s of Men’s Violence”

Take Five (5) Minutes and free-write your

initial impressions on the following quote:

• Do you Agree/Disagree? Why?

• What is the broader societal meaning of

Kaufman’s quote?

• Are there any questions this quote evokes

or brings up?

R o l e s

Mascul ini ty /Femininity

Simul taneously a place ingender re la t ions, thepract ices th rough whichmen and women engagethat p lac e in gender, and

the effects o f thesepract ices in bod i ly

exper ience, persona l i tyand cu l ture

S i m o n C o w e l l

K a n y e W e s t

B r a d l e y C o o p e r

A z i z A n s a r i

T o m B r a d y

D e n z e l W a s h i n g t o n

M a r k Z u c k e r b e r g

R o l e s

The Danger o f a S ing leStory

Reflections ( S o m e Q u o t e s )

“The single story creates stereotypes, and the

problem with stereotypes is not that they are

untrue, but that they are incomplete. They makeone story become the only story.”

– Chimamanda Adichie

“It is impossible to talk about the single story

without talking about power. There is a word, an

Igbo word, that I think about whenever I thinkabout the power structures of the world, and it

is “nkali.” It’s a noun that loosely translates to

“to be greater than another.” Like our economic

and political worlds, stories too are defined by

the principle of nkali: How they are told, who

tells them, when they’re told, how many stories

are told, are really dependent on power.”

S O C 2 2 0 :

R o l e s

Q u o t e s & Q u e r i e s

“The significance of seeing race, class, and gender as interlockingsystems of oppression is that such an approach fosters a

paradigmatic shift of thinking inclusively about other oppressions,such as age, sexual orientation, religion, and ethnicity”

~ Patricia Hill Collins“Black Feminist Thought in the Matrix of Domination ”

Take Five (5) Minutes and free-write your

initial impressions on the following quote:

• Do you Agree/Disagree? Why?

• What is the broader societal meaning of

Collin’s quote?

• Are there any questions this quote evokes

or brings up?

R o l e s

O p p r e s s i o n

Oppression is the exercise of

authority or power in aburdensome, cruel, or unjustmanner. It can also be

defined as an act or instanceof oppressing, the state of

being oppressed, and thefeeling of being heavilyburdened, mentally orphysically, by troubles,

adverse conditions or people,

and anxiety.

R o l e s

I n t e r s e c t i o n a l i t y

M a t r i x o f D o m i n a t i o n

I n t e r s e c t i n g s y s t e m s o f o p p r e s s i on

a r e o r g a n i z e d t h r o u g h F o u r ( 4 )

i n t e r r e l a t e d d o m a i n s o f p o w e r :

1 . S t r u c t u r a l

2 . D i s c i p l i n a r y

3 . H e g e m o n i c

4 . I n t e r p e r s o n a l

R o l e s

S t r u c t u r a l

Th is doma in se ts the ove ra l l

o rgan i za t i on o f power

re la t i ons w i th in a ma t r i x o f

domina t i on & i s s l ow to

change

E x a m p l e s : L a w , p o l i t y, r e l i g i o n ,

& t h e e c o n o m y

O r g a n i z e s O p p r e s s i o n

R o l e s

Tw o M i n u t e D i s c u s s i o n

Turn to the person nex t to you & ident i f y a

persona l example where you ’ve exper ienced or

perce ived oppress ion on a STRUCTURAL l eve l .

R o l e s

D i s c i p l i n a r y

T h i s doma i n cons i s t s o fbu reauc ra t i c o rgan i za t i onswhose task i t i t t o ma in ta in

con t ro l & shape humanbehav io r th rough

rou t i n i za t i on , r a t i ona l i zat i on ,

& su rve i l l ance

E x a m p l e s : P o l i c e / C r i m i n a lJ u s t i c e , b a n k i n g s y s t e m s ,

e d u c a t i o n & a c a d e m i a

M a n a g e s O p p r e s s i o n

R o l e s

persona l example where you ’ve exper ienced or

perce ived oppress ion on a DISCIPLINARY l eve l .

R o l e s

H e g e m o n i c

Th is doma in l i nks thes t ruc tu ra l , d i sc ip l i na ry , &

in te rpe rsona l doma insth rough l eg i t i m i z i ng

oppress ion i n the fo rm o fi deo l ogy

E x a m p l e s : l a n g u a g e u s e d ,i m a g e s w e r e s p o n d t o , v a l u e sw e h o l d , & i d e a s w e e n t e r t a i n

L e g i t i m i z e s O p p r e s s io n

R o l e s

persona l example where you ’ve exper ienced orperce ived oppress ion on a HEGEMONIC l eve l .

R o l e s

I n t e r p e r s o n a l

Th is doma in i n f l uenceseve ryday l i f e & i s the p r imarys i te fo r subs tan t i a l con fo rm i t yo r change ; I t i s how a pe rson

sees the i r own se l f &expe r i ences

E x a m p l e s : p e r s o n a lr e l a t i o n s h i p s , t a s t e

p r e f e r e n c e s , o n g o i n gi n t e r a c t i o n s

P e r c e i v e O p p r e s s i o n

R o l e s

T w o M i n u t e D i s c u s s i o n

persona l example where you ’ve exper ienced orperce ived oppress ion on a INTERPERSONAL

l eve l .

W3 - Social Construction Paradigm & the Progression of Gender-Sex Roles

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