lesson 2

• paternity- fatherhood/ role of the father in cenception
• divine feminine- sacredness of a woman because of her ability to conceive children
• egalitarian- men and women have equitable power and role
• productive sphere- world of public works
• reproductive affairs- world of the home and related tasks
• patriarchal- men dominated
• matriarchal- woman dominated
• patriarchy is from the greek word patriarkhes meaning "rule of a father"
• patrilineal society- only men can inherent family name and property
• patriarchy is viewed by the sociologist as social construct not biological phenomenon
• friedrich engels- german philosopher and sociologist
• friedrich engels- argues that patriarchy came about when people started having private property instead of communal living
• three historical views on gender (greek, egypt, china)
• greek philospher - ARISTOTLE AND PLATO
• egypt philosopher- herondotus
• china- confucianism
• aristotle, plato and other philosophers viewed woman as the inferior sex and are properties of men
• herodotus a greek historian observed the egyptian civilization citing that egyptian women enjoyed higher social status than greek woman because they can inherit a property and engage in trade and politics
• greek influence quickly spread in egypt through the conquests of alexander the great across asia aand africa
• confucianism has stringent written rules that dictate how women should conduct themselves
• "three obediences and four virtues" and "precepts of women" states that women should obey their father , when married she must obey her husband, and when widowed she is to obey her son
• sexism- prejudice, stereotype, and discrimination among sex
• gender pay gap- men earn more than woman
• underrepresentation in politics, military, executive position, etc
• rape on woman
• very conservative expectation
• women's liberation movement, women's movement or feminism is a continuing series of social movements that aims to challenge patriarchal society that creates these oppressive political structures, beliefs, and practices against women