Women's Studies 2161A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Hegemonic Masculinity, Michael Kimmel, Homosociality

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2161A/B
• Professor: Nichole Edwards

Document Summary

What is the mask: a projection, a pose, a tough guise. The front that men put up based on an extreme notion of masculinity. It is a taught lesson" from male authority figures. It is a damaging, limiting narrative for boys. If i was to say what is the major emotion of american masculinity, it is anxiety. Because you have to prove your masculinity all the time. michael kimmel. Masculinity is a rejection of everything that is feminine. Natural male hood and manness is passed along from parents other men and the media. Showing emotion is weakness, men use violence to solve problems. Sex is a biological term, meaning which chromosomes you have. Because the brain is biological but the brain is plastic. Through toys we are teaching boys to be masculine and girls to be feminine. Four year olds understand the structure of rules and how there are consequences when there is a power figure.