 |  Social Problems and the Quality of Life, 8/e Robert H. Lauer,
U.S. International University
Jeanette C. Lauer,
U.S. International University
Gender Inequality
Internet Exercises- To explore current women's issues in the United States, go to the Website
of the journal Gender and Society. (http://www.trinity.edu/mkearl/gender.html)
Read the material on your screen, clicking on anything that interests you. You
will find this site to be a rich source of information. Scroll down to the section
heading "Institutional Analyses" and under the subheading "Family,"
click on "To Work or Not Work?" This will provide access to an article
entitled "Homemakers Get Plenty of Support," which was written by
Kirstin Downey Grimsley and R.H. Melton for the Washington Post. Read
this article.
- Evaluate the article. What are the major points made?
- If you were a working mother, would you have reservations about day care
and its effects? Explain.
- For a look at the male side of the gender equality issue--since half the
population is still male--visit the American Men's Studies Association Website.
(http://www.mensstudies.org)
Select "About AMSA - Its History, Mission, and By-laws" and read through
the material.
- How old an organization is it?
- What is its mission?
- Do you think the AMSA serves a useful purpose?
- Do you think men need to redefine their gender roles in an organized manner
based on men's studies?
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2002 McGraw-Hill Higher Education