SOC 202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Billie Jean King, Lebron James, John Carlos
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Real men do whatever it takes to win, to take their team to victory. Masculinity means to inflict pain as well as take it. Ideology: a natural influence over society; to naturalize something that isn"t. Violence on media conceals brutality of sports injuries such as broken limbs or concussions. If the truth did not fit the narrative, it was concealed and kept from the audience, i. e. the real circumstances of. The myth of men in media marginalizes the acts of real men. Pat tillman"s death became a symbol in favour of warmongering. Women were seen as too fragile for physical activity. Regulations were put in place to make women"s sports more dainty . Title 09 = gave women equal rights in sports education and participation in sports. However, male sports were more popular and women"s sports are rarely televised. Major networks would promote women as bikini models and focus more on their bodies than actual athletic ability.
