SOCIOL 1Z03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Hegemonic Masculinity, Symbolic Interactionism, Masculinity

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 1Z03
• Professor: Lina Samuel

Document Summary

Intersectionality: patriarchy: all things masculine hold higher value than feminine. Sex and gender: understanding of biology is also socially constructed, both are binary constructions and are complicated because not everyone fits into the categories, gender impacts relationships between people, gender race sexuality and class all interact together. Masculinity and femininity: hegemonic masculinity, dominant masculinity, associated with strength, aggressiveness, drive, ambition, all individuals sustain and maintain those images, heterosexuality, homophobia, normative ideal of femininity, complying to the male families. Splitting up academic and applied (has gender implications) Gender and work: pleck and corman speak to idea that men are influences by a prevasive work role model, male work role model programmed through socialization. Calls for fulltime work: who men are come from work. More women live in poverty than men: 7/10 part time workers are women, standard emplyment relationship: emerged with trade union movement.