Heterosexuality is the most orthodox predominant formation of society today. The concept of heterosexuality is socio-culturally constructed and, according to CJ Pascoe, it establishes an irredeemable understanding of masculinity. Pascoe conducts research on socialization revolving around high school students. In this essay, I am going to review how Pascoe’s analysis of the understanding of socialization of masculinity is structured and, more importantly, what she missed.
According to Pascoe, heterosexuality lies on a polarity of control and passivity performed through flirtation and wrestling, through repartee that is uniform with rape paradigm and expectations of ownership, and a frail perception of consent. Essentially, she states that high school, through casual everyday banter, prepares women to participate in a rape culture where women are unclear on the notion of consent.
By observing high school culture, Pascoe hypothesizes that heterosexuality is divided into two fundamental actions: to act masculine and to be attracted to women simultaneously. This is shown through three compulsive practices: paranoid written function, a series of repudiations and confirmations, and patriarchal dividend.
First, anxiety written function can be described in a situation such as, men in drama class catcalling women. When women …show more content…
Pascoe, however, does not give credit to women in her texts, except when women adopt masculine practices. For example, female basketball players described in her article change the desire structure. This is a perfect example of the construction of a culture of female masculinity that enables them to escape from their heterosexual campus dynamics without becoming the subject of social disrespect for that separation. These basketball players realized that constructing a new space is much safer than conforming to the rape
According to Pascoe, heterosexuality lies on a polarity of control and passivity performed through flirtation and wrestling, through repartee that is uniform with rape paradigm and expectations of ownership, and a frail perception of consent. Essentially, she states that high school, through casual everyday banter, prepares women to participate in a rape culture where women are unclear on the notion of consent.
By observing high school culture, Pascoe hypothesizes that heterosexuality is divided into two fundamental actions: to act masculine and to be attracted to women simultaneously. This is shown through three compulsive practices: paranoid written function, a series of repudiations and confirmations, and patriarchal dividend.
First, anxiety written function can be described in a situation such as, men in drama class catcalling women. When women …show more content…
Pascoe, however, does not give credit to women in her texts, except when women adopt masculine practices. For example, female basketball players described in her article change the desire structure. This is a perfect example of the construction of a culture of female masculinity that enables them to escape from their heterosexual campus dynamics without becoming the subject of social disrespect for that separation. These basketball players realized that constructing a new space is much safer than conforming to the rape