SOCI 1F90 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hegemonic Masculinity, The Birdcage, Liposuction
1 Mar 2016
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How are we trying to make ourselves look to others so they understand who we are. Change from place to place, and through time. What is appropriate to be masculine (appropriate masculinity) in. Body work (coffey) any practice that is undertaken to modify or maintain some aspect of the body, often linked to the appearance of the body". Makeup: central to our sense of self. Total institutions strip individuals of their sense of self. Shaving the head, putting them in a uniform, stripping them down: social power (ex. Forms of social power: no neutral or universal truth about what is beauty. Magazine covers defines beauty: men"s fashion magazines not fashion magazines, but lifestyle magazines. Youth valued; aging needs to be hidden: wrinkles, sagging, hair colour and texture changes. Ideal body shapes unachievable gi joe, barbie: changes over time. 26. 8 biceps totally unattainable even for professional body.
