APA 2302 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Life Style Sports, Maternalism, Masculinity
4 Apr 2016
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Assumes two mutually exclusive categories: heterosexual male and female. Presents these categories in terms of diference, and as opposites . Leaves litle space for those who do not it into either of the two categories. Involves inequiies when it comes to power and access to power. Gender roles include a number of normaive expectaions about how one should behave as male or female. Traits atached to women are atached to femininity, and vice versa. Masculinity and femininity are socially constructed categories that elaborate upon. Modesty emphasized, but commercial markets produced fancier clothing: physicians of fashion measure ightness of corset, emphasize waist. Bathing & bodies montreal was at forefront, discussion about morality. By end of century, spandex was being worn. Religion - linked to moral tradiion, atempt to curb alcoholism. Educaion women entering university by end of century. Women discouraged from paricipaion in sports based on strong belief in maternalism.
