Gender stratification refers to the unequal distribution of wealth, power and privilege between men and women in society. Gender is defined by the cultural meanings attached to being male or female. Because society gives more power and resources to men, gender is an important dimension of social stratification. People learn their gender identities and roles through socialization by families, peers, schools and media, which reinforce cultural definitions of masculinity and femininity.

1. Gender Stratification

2. This is the unequal distribution of wealth, power, privilege between men and women

3. What is gender? It refers to the meaning a culture attaches to being a female and male. Because society gives men more power and resources than women, gender is an important dimension of social stratification

4. Through socialization process, people incorporate gender into their personalities (gender identities) as well as their actions (gender roles). The major agents of socialization-family, peer groups, schools, and the mass media-reinforce cultural definitions of what is feminine and masculine

5. More specifically… Gender roles- are attitudes and activities that society links to each sex Patriarchy- literally translates to “ rule of the fathers”, is a form of social organization in which males dominate females Matriarchy- is a form of social organization in which females dominate males

6. Sexism- is the belief that one sex is innately superior to the other; it is the ideological basis of pariarchy Feminism- is the advocacy of social equality for men and women, in opposition to patriarchy and sexism Minority- any category of people, characterized by physical or cultural difference, that a society sets apart and subordinates

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