WGST 1808 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Hegemonic Masculinity, Dietary Supplement, Heterosexism

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Women's and Gender Studies
• Course: WGST 1808
• Professor: Debra Graham

Document Summary

Fullness and fairness in the quality of life. Percentage of canadians dieting at any given time: 70% women, 35% men. The disorder with the highest mortality rate of all mental illnesses: 10-20% of people with eating disorders die. Percentage of canadians a ected by eating disorders in their lifetime: 3% women, Age with highest amount of hospitalization for eating disorders: 15-19. Men"s perfect body : over 6ft, 180-200lbs, 6pack, light skin, long legs, little body hair. Increase in men with plastic surgery, sports supplements, etc. : since 2000 over 10 000 men have gotten plastic surgery. In the 19th and 20th centuries same-sex attraction and behaviour was de ned as a disease. Was thought to be the result of genetic anomalies. Being get of lesbian was considered dangerous, contagious. A lot of lesbian and gay people were put in psychiatric or criminal asylums. Prejudice against or disregard of the lives and needs of impaired (mental and physical) people.