SOCI 1040 Chapter Notes - Chapter Risman: Bsc Young Boys, Neoliberalism, Global Arena
Document Summary
Change among the gatekeepers: men, masculinities, gender equality in the global arena. Women placed the need of gender equality on the agenda bc they were the ones at a disadvantage who needed the claim to fixed. Men must help complete this structural reform as they are gatekeepers of the resources. Men and masculinities in the world gender order. New fatherhood , violence towards women, health and illness of men worldwide. Debates about men"s sexuality, and changing sexual identities have become international. Important to note that gendered reforms do not occur at the same pace. Imperialism and globalization reinforced or created patriarchies in countries. Growing polarization of men on the global scale economically. Shifting ground: men and boys in gender equality debates. This is not strictly a woman"s problem - in every inequality issue, men are the implied advantaged group, powered group, or occasionally perpetrators.
