Review This Link –
Then Answer the following questions
1. Make a list of characteristics used by mainstream society to describe what a (stereotypical) “real man” is like:
Make a list of characteristics used by mainstream society to describe what a (stereotypical) “real woman” is like:
2. What is Katz’s concern about the common phrase “boys will be boys”? What, exactly, is his critique of those who reduce discussions about male violence to biology
3. What does the culture teach young men and boys about what it means, and what it takes, to be a real man? Who does this teaching or policing, and what happens when boys/men don’t live up to this ideal?
4. Look at the examples Katz gives of men and boys being the victims of violence. If men and boys are so often the victims of male violence, why do you think so many people call it male bashing to call attention to men’s violence?
MAKE SURE TO DEVELOP AND EXPLAIN ALL OF YOUR ANSWERS AS BEST AS POSSIBLE.
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