HLTHAGE 2G03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Hegemonic Masculinity, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Femininity
4 Oct 2017
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Do men and women experience same rates of mental pathology? what"s at stake? how. Shape how we think about gender & sex. Gender something ones does, sex something one has, Emphasized femininity girlish- sensitive, moody, etc. stereotypes of this definition. Both hm & ef work to facilitate patriarchy- dominance and subordination. Multiple masculinities and femininities - dominance forms subordinate other expression. Eg. heterosexualtiy held as superior to inferiror sexualities . Real differences in well being and psychopathology based on psychological differences. Pms & post partum depression to aspd (5:1 for men, hormones) Empathy, cooperation,nurturing as products if female sex hormones. Rational and spatial understanding, competitive behaviour, violence as result of male. Real differences based on socialization and social conditions. False differences based on research/diagnostic bias- eg. studies show put same patient on paper, same symptoms, change gender or sex, the diagnosis will be different hormones. Post industrial revolution, belief that women inherently more mentally ill than men.
