ANTH 331 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Plastic Surgery, Stoicism, Gender Role
14 Dec 2016
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Different cultures have different forms of masculinity/femininity. Prescriptive behavioral traits what is appropriate. Gender polarization a hallmark of our gender system in north america. Pressured motivation gender identity does not align with gender stereotype. Can result in penalties like devaluation, punishment, discrimination. These are the dominant stereotypes femininities reputation from the public sphere. Breadwinner: becomes image in which all men are judged against. Multiple forms of masculinity exist, but one form is culturally idealized. Dominant form of masculinity is dominant to marginalized masculinities and. Consequences: 1) body always on display 2) encouraged to buy things to transform. Pervasive assumption in society: to be complete and successful, a woman must have. And be a certain type of mother = motherhood stereotype learned or conditional on circumstances. Idea that femininity is achieved through buying things. Surgical transformations in pursuit of gender (cid:498)repudiation of the feminine(cid:499) = (cid:498)no sissy stuff(cid:499)
