SOCI 3670 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Bastion, Rape Culture, Participant Observation
28 Jun 2016
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Fraternal bonding in the locker room: a pro-feminist analysis of talk about. Profeminist perspective employed to study male bonding in the locker room of two big time" college sports teams. By participant observer, a senior varsity player, and a non-participant observer a sport sociologist. Provided an activity bond to other men rewarding and status enhancing. Also generated anxiety and other strong emotions athletes sought to control or channel. To avoid jabs and put-downs, many had to assume a traditional masculinity. Locker room talk treated women as objects, encouraged sexist attitudes toward women and in extreme promoted rape culture. Men"s locker room enshrined in sports mythology as a bastion of privilege and central to fraternal bonding. Retreat from outside world where athletes prepare themselves for competition, noisily celebrate victory, or suffer silently at defeat. Characterized by low levels of disclosure and intimacy. Implies men need a reason to become close to one another and uncomfortable about sharing their feelings.
