SOCI 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Homo Sapiens, Visible Minority, Hegemonic Masculinity
18 Jan 2017
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Finish mass media lecture (lecture overviews were provided last week) Film: race: the power of an illusion part 1. Hegemony gained through cultural means, we are persuaded to accept idea of masculinity. Gay masculinity is the most conspicuous form of masculinity. Accepting these masculine characteristics is key for hegemonic masculinity. Katz analyzes portrayals of men in advertising, television, hollywood, films, entertainment industries, sports, and politics to illuminate what they convey about normative masculinity. Violence in america real or staged violent masculinity. Supportive environment allows men to talk about violent masculinity. On average violence is a (cid:498)men"s issue(cid:499) Violence in america blamed on games, family issues, mental illness yet men and women both deal with these and men are the ones who commit most of the violent acts. People focus on how to help victims instead of how to stop the violence.
