Women's Studies 2161A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Hegemonic Masculinity, Guy Code, Fellatio

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2161A/B
• Professor: Nichole Edwards

Document Summary

What role can women play in promoting a healthy understanding of masculinity. Can(cid:495)t talk about being afraid, hurt, sad, etc. Pressure of being buff, tough, have a six-pack etc. Aged 15-29 males have 5x suicide rate than females. Hegemonic: ruling or dominant in a political or social context. Organized hierarchically in relation to women but also with and to each other. Hegemonic masculinity not assumed to be the norm, but it is normative. Early (cid:883)(cid:891)(cid:882)(cid:890)(cid:882)(cid:495)s, emergence of critical studies around men and masculinities. The idea of a (cid:494)real man(cid:495) in a given time and place. Of course not all men fit this construct of a (cid:494)real man(cid:495) Hegonomic masculinity is normative (not the norm, but normative) linking to this ideal in their head position themselves in relation to this norm. Masculinity as a contest the test starts early in boyland. Psych boys learn connection to mother will emasculate them.