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Homework answers / question archive / University of Mississippi SOC 101 Reading 27 “Varieties of Masculinity in Male Cheerleading” Eric Anderson 1)According to research done prior to Anderson’s on men who work in feminized arenas, men in these arenas bolstered their masculinity by   growing huge muscles and having toned bodies

University of Mississippi SOC 101 Reading 27 “Varieties of Masculinity in Male Cheerleading” Eric Anderson 1)According to research done prior to Anderson’s on men who work in feminized arenas, men in these arenas bolstered their masculinity by   growing huge muscles and having toned bodies

Sociology

University of Mississippi

SOC 101

Reading 27

“Varieties of Masculinity in Male Cheerleading” Eric Anderson

1)According to research done prior to Anderson’s on men who work in feminized arenas, men in these arenas bolstered their masculinity by

 

    1. growing huge muscles and having toned bodies.
    2. being sexual predators and attempting to conquer women in very physical ways.
    3. expressing homophobic and antifeminine-acting attitudes.

 

    1. pretending to be gay and ignoring the issue of masculinity altogether.

 

  1. Anderson offers the concept of inclusive masculinity as a relatively new phenomenon that men who work in feminized terrain have adopted. Which of the following would describe inclusive masculinity?

 

    1. It is based less on homophobia and antifemininity than orthodox masculinity.
    2. It embraces and values gay teammates.
    3. It embraces, and does not deny, the feminized nature of their sport.
    4. All of the above.

 

  1. Which of the following is NOT one of the basic tenets described in this article for describing American masculinity?

 

    1. give ‘em hell
    2. be a big wheel
    3. be a strong shoulder
    4. be a sturdy oak

 

  1. For male cheerleaders, which of the following is a way that they express their masculinity, even in a strongly feminized terrain?

 

    1. Lifting women over their heads.
    2. Doing complex dance steps.
    3. Being able to show flexibility in their bodies.
    4. Cheering louder than women through megaphones.

 

  1. How do male cheerleaders express orthodox masculinity?

 

    1. They frequently use homophobic language and ridicule people they perceive to be gay.
    2. They challenge others to throw a girl up in the air and catch her as she falls.
    3. They express the idea that guys are better than girls.
    4. All of the above.

 

  1. Which of the following is an example of what Anderson means when he refers to men by the term defensive heterosexuality?

 

    1. Going to a bar and purposely seeking out a fight with other men.
    2. Acknowledging and admitting that they are actually gay so that people no longer talk behind their backs.
    3. Expressing that they are lusting after women and showing how working in a feminized terrain gives them greater access to pretty woman.
    4. None of the above.

 

  1. Among men who practice what Anderson calls inclusive masculinity, which of the following is NOT an indicator of the shift in attitude from homophobic to gay- friendly?

 

    1. Gay male cheerleaders have strong support from female and older male teammates.
    2. Heterosexual male cheerleaders usually befriend at least one teammate who is gay.
    3. These men still emphasized their great tone, large muscles, and fitness level as signs of their masculinity.
    4. Male cheerleaders more often refer to themselves as metrosexual, a term used to describe a man who is heterosexual, gay-friendly, and style-conscious.

 

  1. For members of the Inclusive Cheerleading Association, which of the following would be considered acceptable behavior?

 

    1. Dancing as competently and erotically as women.
    2. Throwing other men in the air.
    3. Men taking center stage in the cheerleading performance.
    4. All of the above.

 

  1. Which of the following would NOT be an example of men who work in traditionally feminized terrains?

 

    1. elementary school teachers
    2. nurses
    3. lawyers
    4. hair dressers

 

  1. For the sample of male cheerleaders chosen by Anderson, which of the following best describes who they are?

 

    1. self-described homosexual men who found cheerleading to be an open and accepting terrain for them.
    2. heterosexual men who played high school football but who could not make their university football squads.
    3. an equal combination of homosexual and heterosexual respondents who find cheerleading fun and rewarding.
    4. high school cheerleaders who continued in college to receive a scholarship.

 

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