Choose 2 key terms from the list below that you do not yet fully understand. Name each of them and then explain what is still puzzling you.
After you have created yourpost,respond to at least 2 other posts. Specifically, see if you can shed light on the questions these students still have.
Key Terms for Part I of GEN 101
Femininity
Gender/ Gender identity
Hegemonic masculinity
Heteronormativity/ Compulsory heterosexuality
Homosociality
Intersexuality
Masculinity
Misogyny
Other/Othering
Patriarchy
Privilege (male, white, heteronormative)
Sex
Sexist Language
Social construction
Totalizing
Westernization
Classmate #1 post:
While I understand the general concepts around our course's key terms, I do have specific questions than are aroundwesternizationandmisogyny.
For westernization, this term seems like it can apply to other areas of life outside of gender and can influence our perception of practices and values (e.g., foods). What's puzzling me is what the standards and practices that exist within westernization. I assume practices within western culture evolves as our understanding of contemporary life shifts with advances from western cultures impacting our values. I would love to learn more about how westernization changes over time and how that influences our understanding of gender. Additionally, I'm interested in understanding how westernization differs from globalizationfurther.
Misogyny is a term that is centered around dislike, but I never studied the details around misogynistic behaviors. How do men become misogynistic, and what do different responses look like ranging from passive to aggressive?
Classmate #2 Post:
The definition of patriarchy is not clear to me. Based on the definition I found in google, patriarchy is a system of society or government in which the father or eldest male is head of the family and descent is traced through the male line. Johnson gives a similar but slightly different definition. “The crucial thing to understand about patriarchy or any other kind of social system is that it’s something people participate in. It’s an arrangement of shared understandings and relationships that connect people to one another and something larger than themselves” (Johnson 26). The first thing one thinks when they hear the word patriarchy is men over powering women. According to Johnson, patriarchy is a system with interconnecting parts. He doesn’t describe the term as men leading the system nor excluding women from leading it. Another term I don’t fully understand is othering. The dictionary defines it as view or treat (a person or group of people) as intrinsically different from and alien to oneself. So far what I have learned in this class is the inequality between males and females. The term othering confuses me because it doesn’t describe the relationship between a male and a female. Otheringsounds like a word one would use to describe hate towards a certain group. The relationship between males and females is obviously not hate.