 | Chapter Objectives (See related pages)
After reading Chapter 8, students should:
be familiar with the process of gender stratification
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 |  |  | be familiar with gender inequality around the world
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 |  |  | understand the relationship between gender and biology, gender and culture, and gender and identities
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 |  |  | understand the functionalist, conflict, interactionist, and feminist perspectives on gender stratification
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