I read the article, "Manhood on the Mat" by Jackson Katz and Sut Jhally. This article describes how wrestling has increased in popularity in the past decades. The theory is that men and boys are drawn to it because they feel that they are being threatened by the continuing empowerment of women. Furthermore, the lack of "manly" jobs due to the increase in technological use has caused men to no longer have the feeling that they are doing a hard days work. WWE has helped men and boys redefine masculinity to fit in to today's understanding of society. In WWE wrestling, the men are looked to as manly beasts who are muscular, tall, and full of testosterone. The mens role in the show is to fight each other, often to avenge a "girlfriend" or a woman that is associated with the act. This helps young men and boys to fantisize about being that masculine person who's sole job is to save the weak and helpless woman.
UFC differs in that the men are actually fighters. Women do not have a big showing in UFC either. They have separate gender roles. The men are the fighters and the women hold up signs and cheer.
http://www.sutjhally.com/articles/manhoodonthemat/
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
The State and Embodiment on Campus
The first example of the state and embodiment on campus would be the signs that say "Drug Free Zone" and "Gun Free Zone". These signs on the campus tell us that it is illegal for us as students to both use drugs and bring guns to the Bellevue College Campus. Failing to follow the posted signs will result in arrest and probable termination of your enrollment at the school.
The second example of the state and embodiment on campus is the institutional learning that we endure while at Bellevue College. The state and school make a list of objectives that a student must meet in order to graduate with an Associates Degree from Bellevue College. If the objectives are not met, a student cannot expect to leave Bellevue College with a degree.
The third example of the state and embodiment on campus is the smoke shacks. One may not smoke cigarettes anywhere, you must stay within a glassed in building while doing the deed. There are signs all over campus reminding students of this fact as well as signs on the outside of the smoking buildings letting students know that this is the place to smoke.
The fourth example of the state and embodiment on campus is the parking lot. A student must pay to park on campus if they wish to attend school before 3:00 PM. There are different levels of parking as well. If you want to pay 50 dollars for the quarter, you may only park in three parking lots. If you pay more to park for the quarter, you may park in any student lot, many of them closer to the buildings. Student parking is segregated from the teacher parking and students may never park in teacher lots. If a student is parking improperly, they are issued a citation which must be paid for the student to graduate with a degree.
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Who rules America?
The website used to find this information was "Who Rules America?" The link below is the article I am speaking of: http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/corporate_community.html
I read an article about interlocking directories which is the act of two companies sharing a common link through a director of their board also sitting on the board of a another company. Some of these directors sit on four or five boards, creating even more links from their company to another. If a company has ten members on their board of directors, each with four or five links, they could have an interlocking directory of 40-50 companies. Tying theses corporations together gives owners an economic advantage because it brings together a group of individuals that can bring a very specific set of skills to the table.
While in the past, most of the major corporations with interlocking directories have been banks like JP Morgan or Citigroup, or insurance companies, that has changed with the addition of Sara Lee (a food company) and 3M (an office supply company). Both of these corporations have links to at least 31 other companies.
Another major change in banking boards is the addition of women and people of color to help "diversify" the company. This has led to a change in the interlocking of banks because corporations are having to recruit people outside of their corporate grouping.
I read an article about interlocking directories which is the act of two companies sharing a common link through a director of their board also sitting on the board of a another company. Some of these directors sit on four or five boards, creating even more links from their company to another. If a company has ten members on their board of directors, each with four or five links, they could have an interlocking directory of 40-50 companies. Tying theses corporations together gives owners an economic advantage because it brings together a group of individuals that can bring a very specific set of skills to the table.
While in the past, most of the major corporations with interlocking directories have been banks like JP Morgan or Citigroup, or insurance companies, that has changed with the addition of Sara Lee (a food company) and 3M (an office supply company). Both of these corporations have links to at least 31 other companies.
Another major change in banking boards is the addition of women and people of color to help "diversify" the company. This has led to a change in the interlocking of banks because corporations are having to recruit people outside of their corporate grouping.
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Education
Higher Education and Society:
Classroom sessions as ritual-like events:
1.
In this ritual of a lecture, the lecturer, or teacher, speaks in front of the class about a specific topic. The teacher usually stands while the other people (the ones raising their hands in this picture) sit in a chair. The people in the chair are the students and their job is to sit in the seats and listen to the teacher and what the teacher says. If a student has a question of the teacher, or needs clarification, they may not just speak, but instead must raise their hands and wait for the teacher to call out their name before they speak. This is a very common ritual in a class.
2.
Another common ritual in classrooms is for the student to have a piece of paper and a utensil with which to write. When the teacher speaks, the student will write down key points that the teacher says to refer to at a later time.
3.
A common ritual for students of all ages is to put all of their belongings into a bag called a backpack, or a bookbag. This backpack has many different pockets to hold tools that students would need throughout the day. The contents of the bag vary from young student to older student, but the most common instruments are pencils, pens, books, and paper.
4.
One of the most common and interesting rituals among students is called daydreaming. This is a time when, during a lecture by the teacher, the student completely tunes out the world and stares off into space. This is a good tactic when the words coming out of the teachers mouth are boring and useless.
Sources:
1. http://www.pacificav.com/graphics/classroom.jpg
2. http://www.bcnn4youth.com/college.classroom.jpg
3. http://www.rumson.k12.nj.us/rumson/Forrestdale/Health%20Services/Forrestdale%20Nurse/___zumuhead.html_files/backpack-books2_.jpg
4. http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/wavebreakmediamicro/wavebreakmediamicro1111/wavebreakmediamicro111109402/11183585-students-taking-notes-while-their-classmate-is-raising-her-hand-in-an-amphitheater.jpg
Monday, March 4, 2013
Valentine's Day
1.
These products above are all props that one can use when performing the act of love on Valentine's Day. These products are called gifts and they can range from food or a stuffed animal. A stuffed animal is a product that is made to look like and animal but it is actually a fake fur, stuffing filled thing with plastic eyes. Girls are supposed to like crap like this. Other gifts include perfume- a liquid that you spray upon yourself to make yourself smell a certain way, sweethearts- a type of sugary candy shaped like a heart that has sayings like "Love You" and "You're Sweet" written on them, and cards- folded up paper with poems written on them.
2.
On the ritual known as Valentine's Day, one will see people walking around with their hands entertwined. This is known as "holding hands" and it signifies that two people are in a relationship or that they love one another. This is an act that people do to show the rest of the world that they are in love, it does not make the relationship stronger or hold any special significance to those not involved in the relationship.
Sometimes, when a person is so in love, they feel the need to put that love into song. In this video from the movie 10 Things I Hate About You, we see a gentleman singing his heart out to his lady love to attempt to woo her into his arms.
Sources:
2. http://www.writerscafe.org/uploads/stories/3a74ac57cac954d93fb36c3e706a850e.jpg
Monday, February 25, 2013
Performing Gender on Campus
1.
Women often show their gender by wearing their hair a certain way or decorating their face with makeup. Makeup is a type of paint made specifically for the face. It can be applied to the eyes, cheeks, lips, and skin to recreate a more desirable appearance. Men also have been known to wear their hair in the style shown above, but they generally put a lot less effort into creating the hairstyle. Hairstyles have been a big business in the United States and they have changed immensely through the years. One hairstyle from the 1980's would no longer be popular these days as new hairstyles have been invented.
2.
This is a device that you would never find in an area where just men are present. This is a device that provides women with certain protections during certain times of the month. The ritual of buying this is very private and women do not share this information with men. These devices are often located within the room where women use the lavatory.
3.
A man will often show his gender role by holding his bag on just one shoulder. Why would one do this? The assumption is that the man is always ready to fight. If both of the straps of the bag are over the shoulder, it would take more time for the man to ready himself for combat. The one shoulder technique makes it easier for the man to throw down his bag and ready himself for action or he may even use it as a weapon, swinging it around to hit his attacker. These types of bags have been around for quite some time, they come in a variety of colors and sizes.
Although this is not a picture of a student, these people do represent an interesting sitting pattern among men and women. When a women sits down, she generally sits as you see above, with one leg crossed over another. The idea behind this is a bit antiquated as the reasoning was to prevent someone from looking up specific types of clothing. As you can see in this picture, both of the females are crossing their legs because the bottom they are wearing (a skirt) is short enough to show their private regions. At one time, a skirt was the only form of clothing bottom that a woman was really allowed to wear. At some point, though, women began to wear the bottom that you see the man wearing, pants. Pants have a lot more versatility and provide more warmth in colder weather. It is very common now to see women wearing pants. The interesting thing though is that women still will generally sit in the same fashion, with one leg crossed over the other- even when they are wearing pants. As you can see, the men in this picture sit differently with one leg bent and the ankle resting on the knee. Another, more common way for men to sit is just with their legs spread open, both feet on the floor.
Sources:
1. https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4oSLcypqbk-VKfj8j42Jk_ocK51qiSRyXiDqKNqsr33Lg4yJC0Q2QD-vqn1exNJy6oKP6simt20r56lT-XNRLIBHJaqz184jnUu318YeQJnZMgx5vBVXnJ1iLUo-SHhaiu_05jaAEVc/s1600/Latest-Stylish-Ponytail-Hair-Cut.jpg
2. http://www.parish-supply.com/images/photos/0230011-01-large.jpg
3. http://thumbs.dreamstime.com/thumblarge_615/1309370336VE73p9.jpg
4. http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/185902/99760151/stock-photo-row-of-four-business-people-team-standing-on-chairs-with-legs-crossed-and-waiting-isolated-on-white-99760151.jpg
American Ethnic Group
The Irish Americans had a tough life when they immigrated to the United States in the mid- 1840's. There was a very large anti-Catholic, anti-Irish sentiment in those days and it made it very difficult for people of Irish descent to become employed. Although there was heavy discrimination against this ethnic group, it did not stop these people from having a strong ethnic solidarity.
As early as the mid- 1840's and as late as today, Irish Catholics have had the cultural bias against them that they were alcoholics. As far as some people are concerned, if you are Irish, you are also Catholic and drunk as often as possible. While this may have been true of some people that identified with being Irish Catholic, it did not mean that everyone was and it also didn't take into account that there are also alcoholics in other ethnic groups.
A positive representation for the Irish Catholic community is this guy, the Notre Dame Leprechaun. Notre Dame is a very good Catholic University in the United States. It was founded by Father Edward Sorin of the Congregation of Holy Cross is the year 1844. The first degrees handed out in 1849 helped to establish the school as a university.
Source: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/historyonline/irish_am_solidarity.cfm
1. http://stupid-tees.co.uk/image/cache/data/product-images/C/CIA-CATHOLIC_IRISH_ALCOHOLIC_close-472x472.jpg
2. http://www.catholicleague.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/fightingirish.jpg
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