The "Looking-glass Self"
Human Nature and the Social Order
Chapter 3: Culture and Socialization - Definitions & Readings
cul·ture
the behaviors and beliefs characteristic of a social, ethnic, age, etc. group in a particular time and place
Source: Dictionary.com
so·cial·i·za·tion
a continuing process whereby an individual acquires a personal identity and learns the norms, values, behavior, and social skills appropriate to his or her social position.
How human sex and gender differences are socially constructed
Myths of Gender: Biological Theories about Women and Men by Anne Fausto-Sterling By carefully examining the biological, genetic, evolutionary, and psychological evidence, a noted biologist finds a shocking lack of substance behind ideas about biologically based sex differences. Features a new chapter and afterward on recent biological breakthroughs.
Call Number: QP81.5 F38 1992
Rethinking Language and Gender Research: Theory and Practice by Victioria L. Bergvall; Janet M. Bing; Alice F. Freed Rethinking Language and Gender Research is the first book focusing on language and gender to explicitly challenge the dichotomy of female and male use of language. It represents a turning point in language and gender studies, addressing the political and social consequences of popular beliefs about women's language and men's language and proposing new ways of looking at language and gender. The essays take a fresh approach to the study of subjects such as language and sex and the use of language to produce and maintain power and prestige. Topics explored in this text include sex and the brain; the language of a rape hearing; teenage language; radio talk show exchanges; discourse strategies of African American women; political implications for language and gender studies; the relationship between sex and gender and the construction of identity through language. A useful introductory chapter sets the articles in context, explaining the relationships that exist between them, and full cross-referencing between articles and an extensive index allow for easy access to information. The interdisciplinary approach of the text, the wide-range of methodologies presented, and the comprehensive review of the current literature will make this book invaluable reading for all upper-level undergraduate students, postgraduate students and researchers in the fields of linguistics, sociolinguistics, gender and cultural studies.
Call Number: P120.S48 R48 1996
Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality by Anne Fausto-Sterling Why do some people prefer heterosexual love while others fancy the same sex? Is sexual identity biologically determined or a product of convention? In this brilliant and provocative book, the acclaimed author of Myths of Gender argues that even the most fundamental knowledge about sex is shaped by the culture in which scientific knowledge is produced.Drawing on astonishing real-life cases and a probing analysis of centuries of scientific research, Fausto-Sterling demonstrates how scientists have historically politicized the body. In lively and impassioned prose, she breaks down three key dualisms - sex/gender, nature/nurture, and real/constructed - and asserts that individuals born as mixtures of male and female exist as one of five natural human variants and, as such, should not be forced to compromise their differences to fit a flawed societal definition of normality.
Call Number: HQ1075 F387 2000
Discrimination in hiring
Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal? A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination
Full citation: Bertrand, Marianne, and Sendhil Mullainathan. "Are Emily and Greg More Employable than Lakisha and Jamal? A Field Experiment on Labor Market Discrimination." The American Economic Review, vol. 94, no. 4, 2004, pp. 991–1013. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3592802.
Discrimination in the Credential Society: An Audit Study of Race and College Selectivity in the Labor Market
Full citation: S. Michael Gaddis; Discrimination in the Credential Society: An Audit Study of Race and College Selectivity in the Labor Market, Social Forces, Volume 93, Issue 4, 1 June 2015, Pages 1451–1479, https://doi.org/10.1093/sf/sou111
Whitened Résumés: Race and Self-Presentation in the Labor Market
Full citation: Kang, Sonia K., et al. "Whitened Résumés." Administrative Science Quarterly, vol. 61, no. 3, Sept. 2016, pp. 469–502. https://doi.org/10.1177/0001839216639577.
Why Do Skilled Immigrants Struggle in the Labor Market? A Field Experiment with Thirteen Thousand Resumes
Full citation: Oreopoulos, Philip. "Why Do Skilled Immigrants Struggle in the Labor Market? A Field Experiment with Thirteen Thousand Resumes." American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, vol. 3, no. 4, 2011, pp. 148–171. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/41330445.
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