SOC 345 Chapter Notes - Chapter 14 pt 2/5: Queer Eye, Metrosexual, Heterosexuality
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The social construction of sexuality. (3rd ed) new york: ww norton. (pp 83 - 85) Conventional masculinity and a culture of heterosexual prowess are very much intact. The metrosexual points to subtle changes in the new notions of straight masculinity. Offers a different model of heterosexual manhood. Career oriented and ambitious but also deliberate and competent in matters of fashion and stylistic choices. May be proud of cooking and home decor skills. Comfortable with women as potential romantic partners as well as friends. At ease in clubs that are sexually mixed. May not identify as a feminist or gay rights activist but is uncomfortable with public displays of sexism and homophobia. Gay men are rewriting some gender scripts for straight men; the straight male has, literally, undergone a gay makeover on prime television. Encourages straight men to adopt gay male habits, such as.
