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GE2 Lesson 4

The document discusses the theoretical analysis of gender through structural-functional and social-conflict perspectives. It highlights how historical gender roles have led to disparities in power, with men benefiting from conventional gender ideas while women face limitations. Additionally, it addresses gender stratification, noting that technological advancements have shifted societal structures from equality to a hierarchy favoring men.

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GE2 Lesson 4

The document discusses the theoretical analysis of gender through structural-functional and social-conflict perspectives. It highlights how historical gender roles have led to disparities in power, with men benefiting from conventional gender ideas while women face limitations. Additionally, it addresses gender stratification, noting that technological advancements have shifted societal structures from equality to a hierarchy favoring men.

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LESSON 4: THEORETICAL

ANALYSIS OF GENDER

Instructor: Miss G
To deduce the theoretical
analysis of Gender

To articulate the concept


EXPECTED of feminism in an
LEARNING
OBJECTIVE: understandable lexicon

To differentiate the basic


feminist ideas
STRUCTURAL-FUNCTIONAL
ANALYSIS
Members of hunting and gathering societies had
little power over the forces of biology. Lacking
effective birth control, women were frequently
pregnant, and the responsibilities of child kept
them close to home. At the same time, men’s
greater strength made them more suited for
warfare and hunting game. Over the centuries, this
sexual division of labor became institutionalized.

Abstraction
SOCIAL-
CONFLICT
ANALYSIS

The social-conflict point of view, look at gender


Abstraction
not just a difference in behavior but disparities in
power. Historically, ideas about gender have
benefited men and limited the lives of women.
Thus, the conflict theorists claim, conventional
ideas about gender promote not cohesion but
division and tension, with men seeking to protect
their privileges while women challenge the status
quo.
GENDER
STRATIFICATION

Friedrich Engels, develop a theory of gender stratification. He


noted that in hunting and gathering societies the activities of
women and men, although different, had comparable
importance. As technological advances led to a productive
surplus, however, social equality and communal sharing gave
way to private property and, ultimately, a class hierarchy. Men
gained pronounces power over women.

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