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Write 4 page essay on the topic FINAL AND EXTRA CREDIT FOR-Sociology of gender class.This reasoning has led to the state of the world today where the number of illiterate girls is twice than that of t

Write 4 page essay on the topic FINAL AND EXTRA CREDIT FOR-Sociology of gender class.

This reasoning has led to the state of the world today where the number of illiterate girls is twice than that of the boys and the main reason why maternal and infant mortality rates are very high. (Ng, Staton and Scane, 1995, p. 7)

A deeper analysis would reveal that the idea that women as specializing in household chores and not in need of comprehensive schooling is a result of the functionalist view which see society as made up of inter-dependent sections which work together to fulfill the functions necessary for the survival of society as a whole.

The role of women is to ensure that the basic unit of society, the family, is intact. In this regard, their role is to see that the kids are well cared for and her husband whose role is to work for them is properly nourished and ‘serviced’. According to Roma, Leslie and Eyre (1997), this role of the women as keeper of the household has been glorified and is taken to be the most important factor of ensuring the stability and survival of society. (p. 3)

However, assuming a liberal feminist perspective, this encapsulation of the role of women can be taken as a direct contempt for their capability to become economically productive. It actually limits them from participating in any economic activity which can improve themselves and their family’s economic condition as they are trapped in the four corners of the household. The exclusion from receiving adequate education due to their already defined role in society has resulted into ignorance of even the most basic concepts of maternal and infant health resulting to high rates of mortality and abuse. This realization tells us that the low levels of education of women are actually the result of a social construct where women’s role do not require them to be thoroughly educated.

Gender-based discrimination in the workplace is quite common and includes lower wages,

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