Women's Studies 2161A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Normative Social Influence, Stoicism, Masculinity

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

Document Summary

Hegemonic masculinity: ruling or dominant in a political/social context, patriarchal dividend. "all" men receive by being born biologically male: to some degree, privilege, even marginalized men benefit, and subscribe to certain ideals of masculinity. Idea of real man in time and place: power, social approval. Idea of real man changes through time and space: ex: clint eastwood (from past, stoic, reserved, ex: current, more aggressive, more violent, bigger bodies, action heroes and figurines, amplification of the real man, and violence. Good man: honor, integrity, putting others first, generally characteristics of good people. Strong: tough, hypercompetitive, get rich, get the girl. Fear of being weak starts at earliest memories of "boyhood: feel and need to prove it, rejecting anything that is feminine, angry is okay, sad is not. Sports: devastating to be told "playing like a girl, what are these boys being taught about girls?, only actually build character if the coach teaches and models it.