Lecture: gender/sexual norms Flashcards
1
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Gender/sexual norms
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a buddle of rules and limitations
Norms vary widely and are socially and historically specific
2
Q
Example of gender/sexual norms
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Latino men getting their eyebrows shaped
Blacks having long, curly hair
Some men wearing makeup
This is all acceptable in their community
3
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Norms include…
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Who is supposed to look? (men) Who is supposed to be looked at? (women)
Ex of pushing this boundary: when men dress in a way that is asking to be looked at –> heterosexual men freak out, which represents toxic masculinity
4
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For men of color, masculinity is defined against…
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white masculine norms (hegemonic masculinity)
ex: oscar de la hoya
