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Friday, October 22, 2010
MASCULINITIES: Review for Midterm/Blog Post #6
MASCULINITIES: Review for Midterm/Blog Post #6: "Please take out your Venn diagrams and proofread it. Then compose a Works Cited page for the two readings on the basis of which you composed..."
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Espiritu
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2. The feminist mandate for gender solidarity tends to ignore power differentials among men, among women, and between white women and men of color.
3. Asian men from Eurocentric notions of masculinity are based that not all men benefit or benefit equally, from a patriarchal system which is designed to unequal relationships between men and women.
4. Asian men were brought to America for domestic work which seemed to be of women jobs. Eg, Cleaning, Laundry, cooking.
Zin
1. Zin quoted that Sex roles are rigidly dichotomized with the male to be dominant aggressive and making the female be subordinate and passive.
2. Chicano and black men masculinity have been ignored due to the fact of them being a minority
3. Excessive drinking and fighting gives them the machismo masculinity
Both
1. Masculinity cult generates familial and socialization patterns
2. Cultural heritage has created a rigid cult of masculinity
3. The distinctive patterns help certain races adapt successfully to the demands of modern society.
Work Cited
Espiritu, Yen Le. "All Men Are Not Created Equal: Asian Men in U.S. History" Men's Lives 5th ed. eds Michael S. Kimmel and Michael A. Messner. New York: Allyn and Bacon, 2001. 33-41. Print.
Zinn, Maxine Baca. "Chicano Men and Masculinity" Men's Lives 5th ed. eds. Michael S. Kimmel and Michael A. Messner. New York: Allyn & Bacon, 2001. 24-32. Print.