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Definition
(Adj.) Having or showing characteristics regarded as typical of a
woman; "unmanly"
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mammy intersex (conditions)
transition effeminate
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Term
,lesbianism
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-piety, purity, submissiveness, domesticity
-held out as the ideal for propertied women and women of the emerging middle
class (i.e., white women with money)
...
stereotype of the faithful, obedient domestic servant (abileen from the help)
aim to influence black maternal behavior (73) oppressions of gender and sexuality
maintained
fear of and prejudice against homosexuality.
kimmel: "the fear that other men will unmask us, emasculate us, reveal to us and the
world that we do not measure up, that we are not real men"
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Definition
Collins: a matter of constructing the appropriate surface presentation
of the self
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, heterosexuality femininity
incivility hegemonic masculinity
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Definition
-A system
-Cannot be reduced to the people who participate in it
-Can't be understood simply by understanding them (33)
-Behavior is shaped by the paths of least resistance leads us to act in
ways we might not otherwise
-Is a way of organizing life
-Defining elements (38-9): "Above all, patriarchal culture is about the
core value of control and domination in almost every area of human
existence" (39).
-"Because privilege is conferred by social systems, people don't have
to feel privileged in order to be privileged" (44).
-Living in a patriarchal world detrimentally affects both women AND
men (50)
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Black Lady patriarchy
Definition
(Adj.) Having or showing characteristics regarded as typical of a
woman; "unmanly"
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mammy intersex (conditions)
transition effeminate
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Term
,lesbianism
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-piety, purity, submissiveness, domesticity
-held out as the ideal for propertied women and women of the emerging middle
class (i.e., white women with money)
...
stereotype of the faithful, obedient domestic servant (abileen from the help)
aim to influence black maternal behavior (73) oppressions of gender and sexuality
maintained
fear of and prejudice against homosexuality.
kimmel: "the fear that other men will unmask us, emasculate us, reveal to us and the
world that we do not measure up, that we are not real men"
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Definition
Collins: a matter of constructing the appropriate surface presentation
of the self
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, heterosexuality femininity
incivility hegemonic masculinity
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Definition
-A system
-Cannot be reduced to the people who participate in it
-Can't be understood simply by understanding them (33)
-Behavior is shaped by the paths of least resistance leads us to act in
ways we might not otherwise
-Is a way of organizing life
-Defining elements (38-9): "Above all, patriarchal culture is about the
core value of control and domination in almost every area of human
existence" (39).
-"Because privilege is conferred by social systems, people don't have
to feel privileged in order to be privileged" (44).
-Living in a patriarchal world detrimentally affects both women AND
men (50)
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Black Lady patriarchy
