Ch 2. Emphasized femininity & Hegemonic Masculinity Flashcards
Patterns of behavior that are associated with masculinity. Remember gender as a performance. Our society has constructed masculinity with dominance.
Hegemonic Masculinity
Often portrayed as the complete opposite of hegemonic masculinity. Our society has constructed feminity with submission.
Emphasised Feminity
Both hegemonic masculinity and emphasized feminity are considered…
…ideal types/standard.
The gender regime functions as an agent of…
…social control in our society
the knowledge, values, skills, tastes, and ideas that are valued in a culture, society, or social group. These things help us to succeed in increase our life chances
Cultural Capital
Societal mechanisms that serve to dominate or subjugate members of society
Social Control and Micro-Powers
One of the biggest ways to have social control is through the creation of…
…stigma
an identity when someone SEES you they can stigmatize you.
discredited existence/identity
a stigma that must be revealed and someone that people cannot obviously see
discreditable identity/existence
the idea that the most desirable/ideal woman is relatively thin
the cult of thinness
What is the harm in creating a standard for acceptable bodies?
This idea produces a “deficit’ model resulting in social stigma
in performing feminity, a part of what a woman should do is to secure the attention of a man. You must be visible as in getting the man’s attention but also invisible by being powerless
The Male Gaze
keeps women out of the realm of business and politics and prevents them from achieving maximum potential.
the beauty myth
Obsessive thinking over one or more perceived defects or flaws in appearance
Body Dysmorphic Disorder
The focus here is on gender performance, expression and identity
Gender Dysphoria
