WGST 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Male Privilege, Heteronormativity, Bsc Young Boys

• School: Brock University
• Department: Women's and Gender Studies
• Course: WGST 1F90
• Professor: Jenny Janke

Document Summary

Key terms: commandments of mars, four axioms of masculinity, hegemonic masculinity, complicit masculinity, subordinated masculinity, marginalized masculinity, parental balancing act. 2: gender is socially constructed, dependent upon: economies, power structures, government policies, historical moments, religion. Gender performance: we do our gender gender is a performance, we too evaluate others" gender performance, scripts of gender are provided to us by, we do have agency: do not have to accept all the images/ideals about gender. 1: culturally, we value these diferently; traits, qualiies, behaviours associated with femininity and masculinity are not valued the same, alloted these qualiies to gender. Making boys into men: western masculiniies are based upon noions from ancient codes and mythologies. 2: the essence" of masculine ideal: the warrior" image the ulimate in manliness. Control emoions and avoid strong feelings: dominate and control: 3: distance: from other people and self, never be weak/needy: distrust neediness in other people. Fight the female inside and the outside: inside and out.