SOC275H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Deborah Tannen, Homophobia, Real Sex
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19th century: the invention of companionate marriage: men"s friendship as the noble virtues of bravery and loyalty: greek and roman myths to. Renaissance: women"s friendship was considered inferior and shallow in comparison. They were considered not good at forming deep bonds among themselves: men before were the owners and subjects of intimacy. The intimacy among men (deep friendship) during the greek and roman times. Due to division of labour, it led to deeper and durable friendships among men. This psychology was born in the 18th-19th century of europe: sociologists examine the larger-scale historical and social transformation, especially that of the 19th century. They examine the separation between public and private sphere: the emergence of home as a refuge and the family as the haven in a heartless world. , the fear of homosexuality in the case of male friendships. Homosexuality became a threat to male friendship (people thought it was inappropriate for men to stay too close to each other).
