Booklet 5: Gender amd Sexuality Flashcards
Crisis of masculinity definition?
The argument put forward by Mac an Ghaill that claims that social and economic changes have undermined traditional hegemonic masculinity, leaving men feeling lost and insecure and without a sense of purpose and, meaning that they are left searching for a gender identity that fits in the modern world.
Hegemonic masculinity definition?
The dominant attitudes and behaviour linked to the male gender (physical toughness etc).
Genderquake definition?
Socially constructed definition?
A product / creation of society or culture, rather than biology.
Canalisation definition?
The ‘channelling’ of children towards toys and activities seen as normal for their gender. One of the ways in which, according to Oakley, gender socialisation occurs in the family.
Compulsory heterosexuality?
