> On Thu, 11 Apr 1996, elizabeth ann simmons wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 11 Apr 1996 schwaja3@wfu.edu wrote:
> >
> > > I am writing my paper on rape and domestic violence from an interactionist
> > > perspective and it is clear that men's roles are defined as well. "Masculinity"
> > > is one of the major reasons that men beat their wives or rape their girlfriends.
> > > Sad, but true.
> > >
> > So the question remains....Can we change the way roles are defined? I
> > mean rapid changes of the construction of roles. How can this be done?
> > betsy
>
> while i dont believe we can make any rapid changes in the construction of
> roles, i do believe that we can advocate other ways in which to define
> masculinity. i feel the construct of masculinity is a lot like racism- it
> will always exist but there are ways in which to "open eyes" abt the
> harms of each of these constructs
>
> iisha
>
also, to change a view point, it is much more effective
to do it slowly and subtly, other wise it will be viewed as much too
radical, or a fad or trend. and then you may get opposition and stigmas
such as "femminazi" (not to point fingers or anything)