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Haralambos & Holborn (2004, ), state that the differences between men and women are sometimes seen as the basis for inequality between them as the use of biological, socialization, and learning explanations take centre stage

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Haralambos & Holborn (2004), state that the differences between men and women are sometimes seen as the basis for inequality between them as the use of biological, socialisation, and learning explanations take centre stage. Biologically based explanations of the behaviour of men and women now include physical appearances between men and women, the allocation of roles socially, hormones, brains, and sexual reproductive organs differences. George Peter Murdock states that the biological differences between male and female is based on the sexual division of labour in the society (Murdock, 1949), Haralambos & Holborn (2004). Here men are seen as someone who is able to do work that is difficult and in need for great physical strength which women do not possess and can be seen as a disadvantage but also women on the other hand seem to be having an advantage over men in the roles that they do such the...

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