CRM 3317 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Heterosexuality, Femininity, Ascribed Status
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10/13/17 (11) folk heroes, social bandits, and monsters: the portrayals of outlaws and. Ideal" (popular) masculinity whiteness, heterosexuality, athletic, physically dominant, economic resources. The association of someone with women and denigrating those aspects of women: objectify the other" and render them less than human. An individual could use this to raise their profile and make themselves look more manly": blame the victim fitting in" result of free choice". This can play out in media coverage: people will identify the problem as the person. Victims end up being blamed because they were asking for it" by choosing to be different. There is an assumption that belonging" is automatic and that some people chose not to fit in. Anomic youth: anxiety and alienation expectations =/ aspirations. Their status and the entitlements that they have come to understand that they should receive are not forthcoming.