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SOSC 200Y Gender and Society Lecture 2: Women vs Men

Women in society Malestream sociology Biased in terms of issues of interested, theories and methods Official Statistics and social research Biology Psychology Anthropology L2: 11.09.06

Physiological differences between average men and women Female Male Amount of body fat 15% 7.5% Amount of muscle in body 36% 43% Heart volume/ml 600 770 Hemoglobin concentration /gm per 100 ml blood 13.7 15.8 Oxygen content of blood /ml oxygen per 100 ml blood 16.7 19.2 L2: 11.09.06

Biological and Psychological differences between men and women Chromosome: XX vs XY Hormones: Estrogen vs Testosterone Temperament: Dependency vs Aggression Sociability vs Object relations Brain size and function Ability and behaviour: Verbal vs Mathematical L2: 11.09.06

Anthropological studies of 224 cultures

Universal division of labour (The Hunter-Gatherer Thesis) Man naturally strong Man in hunting Tool-making Male strength Organization, Art, Culture Human Survival and Civilization Women naturally weak Women in gathering Infant dependent/ Female care Caring Instinct Home Based L2: 11.09.06

Replicate the research Biological research Untrained sex difference Trained sex difference Hemoglobin /gm per kg body weight 26.7% 8.8% Blood volume /ml per kg body weight 17.2% 1.7% Heart volume /ml per kg body weight 24.1% 3.2% Cognitive research Intellectual Aptitude, Memory, Verbal skills: no difference Quantitative skills: no difference before high school Visual-spatial abilities: males perform better Cognitive styles: no difference in analytic or computer abilities Creativity: Unclear L2: 11.09.06

Other research results Personality and Temperament: Personality: girls describe themselves as more people-oriented Temperament: unclear Communication Patterns: Verbal: male dominate conversations; female listen. Situational Nonverbal: males dominate after childhood; female are more sensitive to nonverbal cues. Situational, cultural factors are important. Power-Related Behaviors: Aggressiveness, Dominance, Competitiveness: Male Assertiveness, Achievement, Motivations: unclear from Basow, A (1992) Gender: Stereotypes and Roles, p.101 L2: 11.09.06

Modes of feminist challenge Bringing women back in: the “add-and-stir” approach Complex structures of capitalist patriarchy Inventing feminist theories and methods Continuing debates Strategic concern Academic concern Liberal F. Legislative change Educate the public Making women visible Marxist F. Critique of capitalism Theories of capitalist patriarchy Radical F. Critique of total male domination Alternative theories and methods L2: 11.09.06