Sociology of gender

KABUL, Afghanistan - Female Afghan National Police officers, working hand-in-hand with their male counterparts, learn the finer points on how to use non-lethal force to quell civil disturbances during riot training conducted by U.S. forces.
Kabul, Afghanistan - before the restoration of the Islamic Emirate by the Taliban. Female Afghan National Police officers, working hand-in-hand with their male counterparts, learn the finer points on how to use non-lethal force to quell civil disturbances during riot training conducted by U.S. forces.

Sociology of gender is a prominent subfield of sociology. Social interaction directly correlated with sociology regarding social structure. One of the most important social structures is status. This is determined based on position that an individual possesses which effects how they will be treated by society. One of the most important statuses an individual claims is gender.[1] Public discourse and the academic literature generally use the term gender for the perceived or projected (self-identified) masculinity or femininity of a person.[2]

  1. ^ Lindsey, Linda L. (2015-10-14). Gender Roles: A Sociological Perspective. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-34808-5.
  2. ^ Wood, Julia (1994). Gendered Media: The Influence of Media on Views of Gender. North Carolina: Wadsworth Publishing.