5. Feminist Theory and Critical Masculinities Theory PDF

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Tutorial 5 Feminism The belief of social, economical and political equality of the sexes’ (advocacy of women’s rights) Intersectionality ● A branch of femiism theorising how different aspects intersect with victimisation and offending based on gender. These aspects include: • race • ethnicity • class • sexuality • disability • gender identity ● Button and Worthen pushed for a larger understanding of intersectionality among the community and more inclusions in the law to overcome these biases. Patriarchy ● A society in which men as a group dominate women of a group, authority is vested in males. Hegemonic Masculinity ● Ideals and practices that oppress women and other men through a range of ideals and practices which privilege many men and actively subjugate subordinate masculinities - we’ve been programed to see that this is okay. Domination through manufactured consent. This variation of masculinity is culturally idolised - ideologically up the top. Protest Masculinity ● Involves criminal activity/deviant behaviour against hegemonic masculinity as males do not feel masculine due to low socio-economic status, and must resort to other methods of achieving masculinity. Gendered strain. Doing Masculinity ● Men’s resources for accomplishing or ‘doing masculinity’ vary depending on position within class, race, age and gender relations. Behaviours, roles associated with being a man. Insults Men ● Asshole - nice ● Wanker - nice ● Gay - straight ● Pussy - strong ● Little bitch - strong ● Fag - straight ● Weak - strong ● Dipshit - not an idiot ● Virgin - not virgin ● Fuckboy - loyal boy ● Twat - smart ● Fuckwit - smart ● Cunt - nice ● Chicken legs - thicc ● Bastard - legitimate Women ● Bitch - nice ● Slut - prude ● Hoe - prude ● Thot - prude ● Prude - slut ● Fugly - pretty ● Dumb blonde - smart ● Cow - skinny ● Fat - skinny ● Stupid - smart ● Easy - respectable...