White males have a much higher chance of not being poor rather than white females and other races. This shows how America is still dominated by men and equality is still not in fully developed. Mantsios makes many strong points about classes and how we Americans do not look at it as an unfair advantage because under the eyes of
Firstly, whether a family live in a symmetrical family or not will have an effect on the divisions of labour. March of Progress theorists (Liberal Feminists) such as Young and Willmott argue that family life is gradually improving for all its members, becoming more equal and democratic. For example, women now go out to work, just as men now help with housework and childcare. However Radical Feminists reject the ‘March of Progress’ theory, and argue that women remain unequal within the family. Anne Oakley argues that we still live in a patriarchal (male dominated) society, and therefore women occupy a subordinate and dependant role within the family and wider society.
As the former role was commonly seen as more valuable than the latter, this often meant that the husband held most of the power, such as deciding where they would live, how resources were distributed, etc. In theory, the distribution of power in the relationship has shifted due to both the integration of women into the workforce and the emergence of the “new man” who does a fair share of domestic labour. However, this is not necessarily borne out by the evidence. Dryden (1999) studied 17 married couples and found that women still do the vast majority of housework. This could almost be dismissed as a hangover from traditional values or the result of still-prominent stay-at-home mothers, except that it remains true when both members are working full-time, and even in some cases where only the woman is in employment.
Many african american males are socialized to be more macho. Many argue that that since black men were not allowed to be real men so gender roles have now become blurred betwern black males and females. Black women are now socialized to support themselves, and are taking on more of a prominent role in the workplace and the home. This socialization of gender roles has created strife in the black male/female relationship as well. Young black males are socialized to be powerful and rational beings.
Blood feud would also occur if the offended clan didn’t accept the payment. The price of the dead completely based on his social status. The price of a noble or high-status lord was obviously greater than that of a farmer. Prices also vacillated upon the kind of crime and infirmity. It also depended on gender, in which men were considered more important than women.
It is shown that the higher level of education the higher level of income. So with the basic stats of entry level education being less, the lack of opportunity based on income and the lack of support for minorities to receive the same educational realities as the white class it stands to reason that this a major component to the disparity in classes and race. In addition to the disparity in class and race there is a disparity to class and gender. Women are paid less than men. The majority of single parent families are supported by women.
When women worked in groups, their leadership and subordinate roles varied by offense. For credit fraud, women were just as likely to be leaders as subordinates, but for false claims, more took a subordinate role. By contrast, more men took a primary role in false claims offenses; but for the remaining offenses, men were just as likely to be leaders as subordinates. There is no variable in the data file for the gender (or race) composition of crime groups; thus, the proportions of men and women working in same- or mixed-gender (or race) groups cannot be determined. For each offense, the men's attempted economic gain was higher than the women's: by a factor of ten for bank embezzlement, five for postal fraud, and two for credit fraud and false claims.
Women are now accepted into traditionally labeled male occupations, and men are being more accepted in traditional female roles. Although we do strive for equability, males are still expected to be dominate in most social structures, leading to the oppression of women in some ways. A male’s traditional role is to be the strength for him and his family. Females are no longer staying at home mothers but employed mothers, providing for their family with long lasting careers or jobs. Our women have fought for a difference in treatment, which differs from the Amish women who didn't question the role that they played in their
Men are paid higher salaries than women. Women cannot walk freely in the streets. These are some of the examples which show that men are still reining the world. The case of male dominance is worst in the third world countries where people are poor and illiterate. I also have experienced many incidents in which I have been neglected just because I am a girl.
Masculinity is a privilege that can structure society. Masculinity being the dominant gender has many advantages which are shown within Society in many different ways. Masculinised privilege can structure society because most institutions are male dominant and including other organisations. In Society we see that Masculinity is a privilege in terms of Identity within male and female relationships, Workplace, Homes and Schools. Masculinised privilege within society can be a positive impact and a negative.