Women and the Aged as Minority Groups
A Critique
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12925824 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sharon Mcirvin Abu-Laban (University of Alberta, corresponding author), Baha Abu‐laban (University of Alberta) |
| Year | 1977 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 103-116 |
| Publication date | 1977-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1755-6171 • E-ISSN: 1755-618X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1755-618x.1977.tb00334.x |
| OpenAlex | W2027950806 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 22 |
Cet article examine de façon critique les arguments pour et contre l'application du concept de groupe minoritaire à deux sous‐groupes qui traditionnellement n'ont pas été inclus sous ce concept: les femmes et les gens âgés. Les débatants ont eu tendance à utiliseressentiellement la même definition de groupe minoritaire, y incluant à la fois des éléments de structure sociale et des éléments socio‐psychologiques. Mais ils ne sont pas d'accord sur l'importance relative de ces éléments et sur les évaluations et interprétations de l'évidence empirique pertinente. Les débats montrent que le concept de groupe minoritaire, malgré son attrait idéologique, est encore ambigu, mal operationalisé et ne rend pas sensible aux changements temporels dans la position du groupe. Les efforts récents de redéfinition et d'élargissement de ce à quoi il se supporte n'ont pas réussi à résoudre les problèmes conceptuels et méthodologiques sous‐jacents. Des suggestions sont faites dans ce sens. This paper critically examines contrasting arguments over the extension of the minority group concept to two subgroups outside the traditional minority perspective: women and the aged. The participants in these debates have tended to utilize an essentially similar definition of minority group which encompasses both social structural and social psychological elements. But they have disagreed on the relative importance of these elements and on the evaluations and interpretations of relevant empirical evidence. The debates reveal that the minority group concept, though ideologically attractive, is still ambiguously defined, poorly operationalized. and insensitive to changes in a group's position over time. Recent attempts at redefining it and broadening its referents have not succeeded in clarifying the conceptual and methodological issues underlying the current debates. Suggestions are made toward this clarification
Ethnology · Humanities · Political science · Sociology · Gender Studies in Language · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Social and Cultural Dynamics
Old age in a changing society
Social Integration of the Aged
Assimilation in American life
Growing old
Toward a Theory of Minority Group Relations
The Differential Evaluation of Males and Females
Women as a Minority Group
A Review of Sex Role Research
American Pluralism
The Myth of the Golden Years
Situational Determinants
Sex‐Role Stereotypes
Questionable Assumptions in the Theory of Social Stratification
Minority Groups--A Revision of Concepts
Persistence of stereotypes concerning sex differences
Internal Colonialism and Ghetto Revolt
Stratification and Ethnic Groups
Women and Social Stratification
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,2 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2021 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |