SOC101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Hegemonic Masculinity, Gay Bashing, Femininity

• School: University of Waterloo
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOC101
• Professor: Neal Smithwick

Document Summary

Dominant forms of masculinity & femininity: while there is no single form of femininity in western societies there are culturally dominant forms known as hegemonic masculinity & emphasized. Femininity, which are both complementary: our views of masculinity are constructed through multiple social relationships. Hegemonic masculinity- normative ideal of masculinity that men are supposed to strive to achieve (not the most prominent form of masculinity but. Hegmony does not mean force, rather consent, as requires men & women participation in sustaining images of ideal masculinity. Hegemonic masculinity is constructed of everything opposite to that is feminine, as traits associated with hegemonic masculinity are control, strength, drive, ambition, & Also associated with whiteness, heterosexuality & middle class. A men must be in power, with power & of power (manhood requires men to be successful, capable, & reliable) Hegemonic masculinity tied to heterosexuality, a precursor for defining masculinity in.