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Gender Norms

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The Managed Heart: Commercialization of Human Feeling

Arlie Russell Hochschild (1983)

This groundbreaking book introduces the concept of 'emotional labor' through an examination of how service workers, particularly flight attendants, are required to manage their emotions as part of their job. Hochschild explores how capitalism commercializes human feelings and the gendered implications of emotional work in the modern economy.

Bad Feminist Film Club

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Kelly & Sarah

• 2 weeks ago

A weekly podcast that examines films through a feminist lens while acknowledging the complexities and contradictions of loving problematic media. Hosts Kelly and Sarah discuss everything from classic Hollywood films to contemporary blockbusters, exploring themes of representation, power dynamics, and cultural impact with humor and insight.

#Media Representation Critique #Feminist Film Criticism #Gender Norms #Cultural Critique

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Frisky History

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Lacey & Robin

• 2 weeks ago

Frisky History is hosted by Lacey and Robin, a podcast exploring the intersection of sex, gender, and history with humor. The show covers the evolution of sex education, contraceptive technology development, sex worker rights, political sex scandals, and historical changes in gender norms. With a relaxed yet critical style that combines historical research with contemporary perspectives, it has a Spotify rating of 4.6 (30+ reviews) and unique influence in the intersection of gender studies and popular culture.

#Gender Norms #History of Sex Education #Sex Worker Rights #Body Politics +1

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Higamous, hogamous, woman monogamous

Amanda Rees • December 1, 2000

This essay critically examines evolutionary psychology's claims about gender differences and mate selection, particularly the popular notion that women are 'naturally monogamous' while men are 'naturally polygamous.' Rees reveals how these scientific narratives serve gender essentialism and how feminism responds to evolutionary psychology's challenges.

Feminist Theory Science Studies Gender Norms +2

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Performative Acts and Gender Constitution: An Essay in Phenomenology and Feminist Theory

Judith Butler • December 1, 1988

This influential essay explores gender as a performative act rather than a natural given, drawing on phenomenological theory to argue that gender identity is constituted through repeated stylized acts. Butler challenges essentialist notions of gender and proposes that gender is continuously constructed through performance within regulatory frameworks.

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