+ gendered archetypes and gendered domains in western culture binary, recognition, ‘working’ the...
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Gendered Archetypes and Gendered Domainsin Western CultureBinary, Recognition, ‘Working’ the Grey Area
+Question 1
Do you feel recognized in your life? Describe why or why not…
+Terms to Know
Gender
Binary
Dissonance
+What is ‘Gender’?
Gender is the social construction of roles based on sex
Sex is biological (xx, xy…)
Gender is social
+What is ‘Binary’?
Binary is system based on two opposites
Some examples of binaries might include: Female / Male Active / Inactive Doing / Not Doing On / Off Right / Wrong Good / Bad Black / White Yes / No Fast / Slow Positive / Negative 1 / 0 Deal / No Deal
+What are the Western Genders?
‘Male’ is a gender in the West
‘Female’ is a gender in the West
Western genders exist in a male/female binary
The West does not culturally construct or recognize multiple genders or no gender in any individual – even though asexuality or multiple sexes are scientifically possible
+What are the Western Gender Roles?
Work
Provide
Protect
Repair
Fight
Sexual Dominance
Manage the home
Nurture children
Clean
Cook
Garden
Sexual Passivity
+The Western Man: Archetypes
The Benevolent Ruler / Tyrant
Loner (Vigilante) / Loner (Weirdo)
Golden Boy / Bad Boy
Wise Old Man / Sorcerer-Mad Scientist
Good Natured Guy / Lurker
Hero / Villain
Warrior / Coward
Loyal Servant / Traitor
Hard Worker / Spoiled Brat
Wanderer / Outcast
Mentor / Puppet Master
Innocent / Puppet
Guy Next Door / Mercenary
Reformed / Weasel
Father / Psycho
Robin Hood / Criminal
Prince / Megalomaniac
Trickster / Charlatan
/ Macho Man
The Lover
+The Western Man: Domains
What is the domain for each archetype? Government? (The
State/Kingdom) The Metropolis? The Public? Sky (Mind)? The Library (Mind)? The Domestic? War?
The Office? The Wilderness? The Farm? Logic? Discipline / Work? Chivalry? The Cosmopolitan? The World of Women?
+The Western Woman: Archetypes
The Wise Old Woman / Crone
The Tomboy / The Temptress
The Mother-Wife / The Whore
The Girl-Next-Door / The Loner
The Librarian / The Witch
The Heroine / The (You-Know-What)
The Sweet Princess / The Mean Princess
+The Western Woman: Domains
What is the domain for each archetype? Home-Earth? The Supernatural Realm? Intuition? Emotional? (Private?) Mystery? Suffering? The World of Men? The Kingdom? The World of Others? No Affiliations? How might these archetypes be restrictive?
+What is ‘Dissonance’?
Dissonance is the dialectic that occurs between archetypes and reality if reality ‘disorders’ or challenges the archetypes.