What was leisurely life like for the young, wealthy women of ancient Rome? Though all records from the period were written by men, this video demonstrates that we are still able to construct some aspects of a woman's daily duties and...

Students analyze Thomas Hardy's social criticism in this excerpt from Masterpiece's 2008 version of Tess of the D'Urbervilles. When Tess finally reveals her troubled past to Angel, she hopes to be forgiven. Instead, Angel, appalled by...

This lesson will explore gender roles; matriarchy and patriarchy. Sexism will be defined and Intersectionality Theory will be explored. Symbolic Interaction perspective will be explored in terms of gender inequality. It is 4 of 4 in the...

At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand that uneven changes in a cultures attitudes towards gender roles can be a source of/factor in conflict. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Conflict over Gender Role Changes."

At the end of this tutorial, the learner will understand that some cross cultural conflict may arise from different cultures' assignment of gender roles and traits. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Gender in Culture."

This video focuses on Harriet Martineau and Gender Conflict Theory. We're exploring another branch of conflict theory: gender conflict theory, with a look at sociology's forgotten founder, Harriet Martineau. We'll also discuss the three...

This episode looks at how society becomes stratified along gender lines. We'll discuss Raewyn Connell's concept of hegemonic masculinities and emphasized femininities. We'll explore gender socialization in the home, media, and schools....

Why is gender even a thing? To answer that, we're going back to our three sociological paradigms and how each school of thought approaches gender theory. We'll look at the structural-functionalist view that gender is a way of organizing...

This lesson will explore gender roles; matriarchy and patriarchy. Sexism will be defined and Intersectionality Theory will be explored. Symbolic Interaction perspective will be explored in terms of gender inequality. It is 2 of 4 in the...

Brief video describing the character Scout's quotes regarding her preference toward dressing like and boy and participating in boy-type activities. She makes numerous quotes about not wanting to be a girl and the video involves the...