Women's Studies 2163A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Guy Code, Bsc Young Boys, Campus Sexual Assault

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2163A/B
• Professor: Nichole Edwards

Document Summary

Sexual assault, street harassment, campus rape culture, victim-blaming, domestic violence, toxic masculinity, domestic violence, toxic masculinity, social media and harassment. The idea of a real man changes historically. Strength and power: google search, men showing real emotion, hypercompetitive, most men do not fit in the box, not the norm but it is normative" the image is ideal. Judged by other men = homosocial to be positively judged by other men. Ones that highlight and value compassion, empathy or vulnerability. Element of race is important in not showing vulnerability. The three worst words you could say to a boy are be a man". Supress feelings associated with the maternal (momma"s boy has negative connotations) instant stigma to repress femininity and female emotions, driven out of boys. Certain emotions acceptable and encouraged dissociate from maternal qualities. Policing each other"s behavior want to be positively evaluated, police own behavior to fit into man box.