POLS 2150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Me Too Movement, Pragmatism, Sexual Assault
24 Jan 2018
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Required readings: connell r. w. and james w. messerschmidt. (2005). Patriarchy, the system: an it, not a he, a them or an us. Reconstructing gender a multicultural anthology (forth edition) (pp. Test 1 (week 3: week 1 and 2 readings. Test 2 (week 5: week 3 and 4 readings. Test 3 (week 7: week 5 and 6 readings. Patriarchy: western historical legacy of the exercising of gendered power within a social and political system, feminism (f word) Essentializing what men are, giving them a static gender identity that doesn"t change: erasing men as acting subjects able to figure things out on their own. Patriarchy the system: a system that is larger than ourselves. Induced by human relationships: born into it but take part in it, two concerns, 1. Intent on being seen as feminine then you will take up those values/attitudes and vice versa with masculine. Sexual assault and murder: disrespect or disregard for the integrity of a person, ex.
