SOCI 270 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Retail Therapy, Femininity, Hard Hat
12 Jun 2016
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Women now outnumber men in universities and the workplace. In september 2008, a world ended o o. Longest wallmarket concluded (?) with a stock market collapse. The worst downturn in 80 years: us economy ravaged o. By the time great recession was declared over, 8. 4m jobs had been lost. Almost 80% of these jobs belonged to men o. In 2008, the share of men in the us with a full time job fell to 69%, its lowest point ever. Early 21st century: men"s belief systems about work, relationships, and family are being shaken to the core o. These changes are compelling men to look at themselves. Idealized types of masculinity in the past 100 years have been constant: men are rugged individuals, they are resilient, brave, loyal, a man is the provider and protector of his family. When the dust settled, 3. 5m white collar jobs had disappeared in the us.
