Identity - Changing Gender

Question 1

Ladette culture - Jackson
Women who act like boys
What activities?

Answer 1

Smoking, drinking, sex
Anything but hegemonic

Question 2

Ladette culture - Jackson
When did it emerge

Answer 2

30 years ago

Question 3

Ladette culture - Jackson
At risk of what?

Answer 3

Early pregnancy

Question 4

The Genderquake
What is it?

Answer 4

Today more interdependent from patriarchy than ever before

Question 5

The Genderquake
When did it take place?

Answer 5

The last 2 generations

Question 6

The Genderquake
Statistic

Answer 6

Women are 36% more likely to apply to uni

Question 7

The crisis of Masculinity
why has masculinity changed in the last 30 years?

Answer 7

Jobs changing
Decline in blue dollar jobs (defining masculine trait)
Globalisation- jobs moved to China

Question 8

The crisis of masculinity
What is it?

Answer 8

Suicide, crime and mental health increase due to unsure roles
Reassert dominance

Question 9

The crisis of masculinity
Who coined the term?

Answer 9

Mac and Ghaill

Question 10

Crisis of masculinity
Hyper masculinity example

Answer 10

Spur Posse - working class men blame women for issues

Question 11

New masculinities
4 types

Answer 11

1. Marginalised masculinity
2. Complicit masculinity
3. Subordinate masculinity
4. Metrosexual

Question 12

New masculinity
1. Marginalised masculinity

Answer 12

Doesn’t have access to hegemonic masculinity (race/disability etc) but still try to conform to hegemonic masculinity

Question 13

New masculinity
2. Complicit masculinity

Answer 13

Men who don’t meet norms and don’t try too
Equality in households

Question 14

New masculinity
3. Subordinate masculinity

Answer 14

Gay men.
Stereotyping and seen as negative

Question 15

New masculinity
4. Metrosexual

Answer 15

Heterosexual males who care about image and hygiene eg David beckham