This interactive graphic allows students to explore legal policies that impact gay, lesbian, and transgender people by state and region in the United States. Issues covered include marriage, hospital visitation, adoption, employment, housing, hate crimes, and education.
Link: http://www.theguardian.com/world/interactive/2012/may/08/gay-rights-united-states?CMP=twt_gu
Friday, October 31, 2014
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
The glass escalator and men who work in predominantly women's occupations [Video]
In this video clip from Meet the Parents, Greg is introduced to
two men who are doctors. At first, the
doctors think Greg is joking when he explains that he is a nurse. Then they insinuate that Greg must have failed
his boards (why else would he remain a nurse?).
I use this clip to initiate a conversation about the devaluation of
women’s work and the experiences of men in predominantly women’s occupations. I pair this clip with a discussion of the
concepts “glass escalator” and “glass ceiling.”
Is there a gender wage gap? An economist's argument using socialization and human capital [Video]
In this video clip, "Do Women Earn Less than Men?" by LearnLiberty.org, the speaker uses graphics to explain the argument that once socialization and human capital are accounted for, the wage gap between men and women grows smaller. He also articulates the argument that wage differences are due to individual choice rather than discrimination in the labor market. Although I present this video alongside sociological arguments that dispute the one presented in the video, I do think it is useful for students to gain a better understanding of why the gender wage gap is a controversial and disputed topic. Additionally, it is useful for them to consider how different perspectives—both using data—can come to different conclusions with different “real life” implications.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwogDPh-Sow
Monday, October 27, 2014
The "baseball analogy" as a sexual script [Activity]
What does it mean to
“get to first base?” What is "second base?" And "third base?" What counts as a
“hook up?” These two graphics are useful
in discussing the idea of sexual scripts.
The first, here, is a playful depiction of the “baseball analogy” of
sexual activity. The second, here, is a
list of analogies built off the baseball metaphor. I find these are fun ways to start a
conversation about sexual scripts.
As an activity, you might assign individuals or groups to draw a baseball diamond and label each base with the corresponding sexual activity (according, of course, to their understandings of the bases). Then, as a class, you can discuss the variations and similarities between individuals'/groups' work. Be mindful that not everyone will be familiar with this analogy--or with the baseball diamond!
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As an activity, you might assign individuals or groups to draw a baseball diamond and label each base with the corresponding sexual activity (according, of course, to their understandings of the bases). Then, as a class, you can discuss the variations and similarities between individuals'/groups' work. Be mindful that not everyone will be familiar with this analogy--or with the baseball diamond!
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