JUST 221 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Aristocracy, Class Discrimination, Ageism

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1. masculinity as history & history of masculinity: late 18-19 c: genteel patriarch (landowner). Defined in opposition to other 2 & by opposition & e(cid:454)(cid:272)lusio(cid:374) to all (cid:862)othe(cid:396)s. (cid:863) very destructive identity. Must be constantly proved thru competition & exclusion. 3. masculinity as homosocial enactment: masculinity tested against other men. Women=currency men use to improve ranking on masculine scale. 4. masculinity as homophobia: men fear being humiliated in front of other men. Homophobia-fea(cid:396) othe(cid:396) (cid:373)e(cid:374) (cid:449)ill u(cid:374)(cid:373)ask us, e(cid:373)as(cid:272)ulate, (cid:396)e(cid:448)eal to us (cid:449)e do(cid:374)"t (cid:373)easu(cid:396)e up as real men. Shame leads to silence when in other groups of men. Violence=most evident (cid:373)a(cid:396)ke(cid:396) of (cid:373)a(cid:374)hood ho(cid:373)opho(cid:271)ia & sexism go hand in hand. Homophobia keeps men exaggerating rules of masculinity including sexual predation of women. 5. homophobia as cause of sexism, heterosexism, & racism: women & gay men are othered to ensure winning masculinity. Asians othe(cid:396)ized as effe(cid:373)i(cid:374)ate, u(cid:374)(cid:373)a(cid:374)l(cid:455), (cid:449)eak (cid:271)ut also depi(cid:272)ted as the othe(cid:396) e(cid:454)t(cid:396)e(cid:373)e of h(cid:455)pe(cid:396)(cid:373)as(cid:272)uli(cid:374)e (cid:271)easts.

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