Ch. 10 - Inequalities of Gender and Age
Discrimination also takes place based on gender and age. This chapter will offer a telling look at our culture and the reasons behind such inequalities.
Chapter 10 Objectives
- Distinguish the concepts of sex, gender, and gender identity.
- Summarize the perspectives on gender taken by functionalists, conflict theorists, and symbolic interactionists.
- Describe the status of women in the United States.
- Distinguish between age stratification and ageism.
- Compare and contrast the ways in which functionalism, conflict theory, and symbolic Interactionism approach ageism.
- Discuss the inequality experienced by America’s elderly.