1. Psych 190: Warriors at Home Masculinity
Dr. Elena Klaw

2. Goals for Today: Exploring masculinity as a social construct
What does it mean to be a man in this culture?
What are the costs of not acting “like a man?”
How is masculinity linked to violence?
Personal thought activity

3. Being a Man Film clip ~45 mins.: Tough Guise (Jackson Katz)
What does it mean to be a man (ideal qualities)?

4. Punishments
What are the costs/consequences of not “acting like a man ?”

5. Costs What are the costs of “acting like a man ?”
Why does Kivel describe masculinity as being in a box ?
Are there qualities of masculinity that would be good to unlearn ?

6. Masculinity & Violence
According to Katz and Kivel, how is masculinity linked to violence?

7. Thought Activity Imagine that the box of masculinity didn’t exist…
How would that change things for you?