Ch. 12 Gender, Sex, and Sexuality: Supplemental Slides
Module 6: Stratification- Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sex and Sexuality
Overview
Textbook, slides, and class activities related to race and ethnicity, and gender, sex, and sexuality. Primary text: OpenStax Introduction to Sociology 2e
Stratification- Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sex, and Sexuality: Learning Objectives
Explain race as a social construction
Distinguish between race and ethnicity
Distinguish between prejudice and discrimination, compare and contrast origins and impacts of individual and institutional (systemic) discrimination
Describe patterns of dominant and subordinate group relations
Distinguish between sex and gender
Explain gender as performance (doing gender)
Identify perspectives on the origin and consequences of gender stratification
Identify patterns and factors related to gender inequality in education and employment
Compare and contrast U.S. attitudes and norms related to sex and sexuality within a global context
Stratification- Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sex, and Sexuality: Readings
Stratification- Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sex, and Sexuality: Video Resources
The attached slides provide a useful review of concepts from chapters 11 and 12 in your textbook.
Stratification- Race, Ethnicity, Gender, Sex, and Sexuality: Class Activities
Activity 17: Media Log- Race, Ethnicity, Stereotypes, and Intersectionality
Learning Objective: Explore ways in which the media construct our conceptions of racial and ethnic groups, raise awareness of stereotypes applied to individuals as members of raced and gendered groups
Instructions: Spend at least two (2) hours watching television (Netflix, Hulu, etc. are okay too) programming from at least four (4) different sources (note: the easiest way to do this is to watch 30 minutes each on 4 different channels). Observe and note how members of various racial and ethnic groups are portrayed—ask yourself questions such as: “How many [group] characters are presented, are they major or minor characters? What types of roles do they have? What are their activities and attitudes like? Are the portrayals positive or negative—how? What images of [group] does this program portray, what kinds of messages does it send to viewers about [group]?”
Bring your notes to class (on this chart or a separate piece of paper) and be prepared to discuss with your teammates.
Source, Program | Asian/Pacific Islander | Black/African-American | Latinx/Hispanic | White |
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Ex: FXX, Mayans MC | None, suspiciously absent for a show that takes place in CA | 1 officer, small part—not really important to story | Gang members, undocumented, family-oriented, criminals, mostly male | Police officers, “border patrol”, angry (disliked immigrants), 1 woman (passive) |
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