An essay on the video linked below must be written.
Discuss the role of social factors in contemporary problems or personal experiences. Analyze claims about social phenomena.
a) What is the core phenomenon being discussed in the video?
b) What does the phenomenon tell us about the social reality of gender?
c) People make all sorts of claims about gender. For example, a persons gender is not a consequential factor that impacts a persons life, but it is individual attitudes and actions that matter in influencing life outcomes. Or for example, gender is not important for society at large, it is a problem that young people, feminists, and gender non-conforming people have foisted on society.
– How would you analyze these claims, i.e. why do people hold such views, and are these views factually correct?
– How would you as a sociologist respond to these claims?
