Gender identities theorists Flashcards
summaries
What is Parsons’ view on women’s roles in the household?
Women have an expressive role, being nurturing and reliant on men, enforced biologically and through socialization.
What is Parsons’ view on men’s roles in the household?
Men have an instrumental role as breadwinners and protectors, enforced biologically and through socialization.
How does Oakley contribute to the understanding of feminine identity?
The family socializes girls into a hegemonic feminine identity through manipulation, canalization, verbal appellations, and different activities.
What concept does McRobbie discuss regarding feminine identity?
The family socializes girls into a hegemonic feminine identity through bedroom culture and culture of femininity.
What does Lincoln say about socialization of girls?
The family and peer group socializes girls into a hegemonic feminine identity.
What is Nakamura’s view on media’s role in feminine identity?
The media socializes girls into a hegemonic feminine identity, while also providing a forum for support against discrimination.
What does Billington say about media representations of gender?
The media presents masculinity as dominant and femininity as subordinate.
What conclusion did Ferguson reach about women’s magazines?
Women’s magazines promote a ‘cult of femininity’ emphasizing caring for others, family, marriage, and appearance.
What does Skelton argue about the education system?
The education system socializes girls into a hegemonic feminine identity, perpetuating gender differences in subject choice.
What does Kelly say about science as a subject?
Science is perceived as a masculine subject, packaged with examples that interest boys more.
What does Colley argue about subject choice?
Subject choice depends on the extent of socialization into masculine or feminine identities.
What did Adkins argue about the labor market?
The labor market has gendered character with evidence of vertical and horizontal segregation.
How does Lincoln describe the changing feminine identity in the media?
She found that the space for teenage girls became less privatized in the 1990s due to the internet and changing gender roles.
What did Sharpe find about girls’ priorities in society?
In the 1990s, girls’ priorities shifted from love and marriage to job and career.
What did Jackson discover about girls’ behavior in schools?
Girls may engage in disruptive behavior to avoid unpopularity and feel pressured not to work hard.
What did Mitsos and Browne suggest about boys in education?
Teachers are less strict with boys, allowing them to underachieve and develop a culture that does not value education.
What does Willis argue about boys’ attitudes towards education?
Boys form anti-school subcultures based on ‘having a laff’ as they do not see the value of education.
What does Kelly say about boys in the classroom?
Boys dominate the classroom by shouting out answers and grabbing equipment.
How does Willis describe the workplace’s influence on boys?
The workplace socializes boys into a hegemonic masculine identity, emphasizing the breadwinner role.
What did Mac an Ghaill study about boys’ peer groups?
Boys learn to be men by policing sexuality, with hyper-masculinity as a main source of identity.
What does Easthorpe say about media’s role in masculinity?
The media promotes a view of masculinity based on strength and aggression as biologically determined.
What does Connell argue about masculinity?
There are different forms of masculinity, including hegemonic, complicit, subordinate, and marginalized.
What does Sewell recognize about changing masculine identity?
He notes a new hyper-masculinity among black Afro-Caribbean males, adopting exaggerated traditional masculinity.
What does Abbott say about media’s influence on boys?
The media socializes boys into a changing masculine identity.
