papers (?!) turned in
exam Wed:
50 multiple guess, 1 essay, bring notecards
Extra Credit (at Dunwoody Campus, except as noted):
- film: Beneath the Veil e0330 18-20:30
- April 2, lecture: Sept 11 and Women's Rights, A Pakistani Perspective 9:40-10:40
- April 3 Lecture: Sept 11 and 11 and the Islamic Faith 1:45-2:45 (take exam early, say 12:15 at office)
- April 3 Lecture: Sept 11 and the Global Peace Initiatives - Village to Village (healthcare) 6:00 - 7:00 (pm?)
- April 12 International Festival 10-14 at Clarkston Campus
up to a maximum of 15 points each for a maximum of two sessions
write synopsis of experience and comment on interesting, surprising
max of about two pages
Gender: Defining Masculine and Feminine:
brainstorm masculine
- strength
- husky deep voice
- political executive power
- expectation of emotional detachment, stoicism
- Superman, Colin Powell, Michael Jordon, John Wayne
brainstorm feminitity
- soft
- emotional
- smaller size
- smell good
- nurturing
- "pretty bird" : accessories, makeup, hair, cosmetic surery, posture, carriage
masculinity
- body builders
- masculine aspect
- musculature -> strength
- broad shoulders
- importance of strength to male image
- feminine aspect
- oiled skin
- shaved skin
- narcisicism
- display, pagentry
Mali: Boro Fulani
- traditional herders of cattle and camels
- feared, renowned as caravan raiders
- garwald: males presented to females
- men primp and make up themselves and wear skirts of womens' cloth
- dance every day for a week, facing the sun for good lighting
- women are looking for potential husbands
male stereotype:
- lanky, tall
- good teeth
- skin
- facial features
- men are "pretty bird"
- feminine?
- dancing
- tweezing
- group grooming
- bangles
Femininity:
- foot binding: Chinese woman with bound, broken feet (pointed)
- wasp waist: woman being laced into a corset (one man's boot)
Legal differences between genders in Americas:
- Colonial: women and their property, money are husband's property
- -> 1970s: loans, credit required a male (21 yo+) co-sign or account holder
Dr Mead looking for Universal Gender Traits in New Zealand:
Arapesh:
- work together
- men and women both involved in childcare
- both warm and nurturing, tender, emotive
Mundagumore
- frequent involvment in inter-village warfare
- emotional repression, cold, even to children
- frequent violence, babies spit at and slap parents
- open hostility as defense mechanism
Tchambuli
- men concerned about appearance, spend hours in mens' house primping and gossiping about women
- little boys spent time with the men in the mens' house
- little girls went to work with mothers
- women were entrepreneurs, socializied wiht other women
- behaviour reminded Dr Mead of men in Irish pub
Third genders (in CP):
- Zuni Berdache: warrior who assumed women's tasks
- no stigma in their culture
