Overview
Take a look at Mike Donaldson's article on "Hegemonic Masculinity" found here: hegemonic masculinity.pdfDownload hegemonic masculinity.pdf
Then view the Ted Talk by Jackson Katz, titled, "Violence Against Women: It's a Men's Issue"
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Answer the following questions by Wednesday; then respond to two other posts by Friday for full points!
1. What is hegemonic or toxic masculinity?
2. Why does Jackson Katz consider violence against women a 'man's issue?' How are boys and other men affected by this violence?
3. What kinds of micro efforts (raising our boys) or macro efforts (changing society) would you suggest to address hegemonic masculinity?
We did this assignment in January but this the assignment for this new class same teacher.