SOAN 3240 Lecture Notes - Masculinity, Hegemonic Masculinity
22 Nov 2012
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A general comparative question on the two readings. And how are they different: in common: Both show/suggest that gender norms, particularly masculinity, can be changed. Both show that men need to be integrally involved in efforts to change gender norms. Both show that masculinity is linked to major social ills: differences: Two fundamentally different pathways to challenging and changing masculinities: Deliberate efforts by gad-planners (dev"t agencies) to challenge masculinity norms. Efforts by men to solve a problem they experience; undoing masculinity is not a goal, but a serendipitous outcome. Program approaches to challenging masculinity: informed by the understanding that masculinity has a role in some major social problem, agencies are typically non-governmental. Can be domestic, or foreign: a variety of different approaches and techniques, why men, and why young men, as the focus of projects, programs, and policies? (particularly but not only in ssa) This is part of the dual perspective .
