Great Divides: The Cultural, Cognitive, and Social Bases of the Global Subordination of Women

Autor/in	Epstein, Cynthia Fuchs
Titel	Great Divides: The Cultural, Cognitive, and Social Bases of the Global Subordination of Women
Quelle	In: American Sociological Review, 72 (2007) 1, S.1-22 (22 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0003-1224
DOI	10.1177/000312240707200101
Schlagwörter	Females; Sex Role; Gender Issues; Classification; World Views; Social Bias; Stereotypes; Social Influences; Social Status; Social Stratification; Barriers; Social Change; Sociology; Professional Associations; Attitude Change; Theory Practice Relationship; Gender Differences; Attribution Theory; Etiology; Social Environment; Context Effect; Schemata (Cognition) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Geschlechterrolle; Geschlechterfrage; Classification system; Klassifikation; Klassifikationssystem; World view; Weltanschauung; Klischee; Sozialer Einfluss; Sozialer Status; Soziale Zusammensetzung; Sozialer Wandel; Soziologie; Attitudinal change; Einstellungsänderung; Theorie-Praxis-Beziehung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Ätiologie; Soziales Umfeld; Cognition; Schema; Kognition
Abstract	Categorization based on sex is the most basic social divide. It is the organizational basis of most major institutions, including the division of labor in the home, the workforce, politics, and religion. Globally, women's gendered roles are regarded as subordinate to men's. The gender divide enforces women's roles in reproduction and support activities and limits their autonomy, it limits their participation in decision making and highly-rewarded roles, and it puts women at risk. Social, cultural, and psychological mechanisms support the process. Differentiation varies with the stability of groups and the success of social movements. Gender analyses tend to be ghettoized; so it is recommended that all sociologists consider gender issues in their studies to better understand the major institutions and social relationships in society. (Contains 48 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10