SACR 4650 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: John And Lorena Bobbitt, Masculinity, Underweight

• School: University of Windsor
• Department: Sociology, Anthropology and Criminology
• Course: SACR 4650
• Professor: Peter Fitzgerald

Document Summary

Violence in america = discussion on violence masculinity. Systematic failure to address the issue that it is a men"s issue. Women protest and make it a women"s issue. Always focus on the subordinate groups not on the majority. Gender: focus on women not on the majority which is men. The video identifies several cultural developments in the past 30 years that are in part responsible for the current levels of date rape, domestic violence and school shootings. The wizard of oz is cited as a metaphor of how men wear a mask that is a disguise of being tough -- a tough guise. Katz asked young men what it meant to be male and got replies like, strong, physical, independent, in control, powerful, athletic, tough, tough, tough, stud. And, when men don"t conform, they are called, pussy, whimp, emotional, bitch, queer, fag. Lots of pressure to conform to the role -- including, and especially men of color.