Discuss the nature of the relationship between definitions of masculinity and sexuality which include aggressiveness as a component as expressed in fraternities, sport and forms of joking. Refer specifically to the articles in the reader by Sapolsky, Whiting, Kluckhohn and Anthony, Sanday, and appropriate sections of the text by Kimmel. Discuss the impact of the acceptance of male behavior and experience as the norm on the lives of women with regard to articles by Carol Tavris, Terman and Miles, Deaux and Major and Acker inthe reader. Schools are criticized in the areas of curriculum, access and practice . The authors make several criticisms of our education system.
Romantic love is an important factor in mate selection and marriage in American society.