Assimilation gaming: The reification of compulsory gender roles in RuPaul’s Drag Race

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-171
Author(s):  
Michael Anthony DeAnda
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Feminine Gender ◽  
Gay Community ◽  
Game Mechanics ◽  
Visual Pleasure ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Gender Subversion

This article analyses the ‘Bunk Buddies’ mini-challenge on Season 8 of RuPaul’s Drag Race (2009–present, USA: World of Wonder), during which the competitors identified the sexual positions of Andrew Christian models. In this episode (‘Shady Politics’ 2016), gaming and camera technologies work in tandem to repackage heteronormative models of gender and sexual identity for gay audiences. While the mini-challenge offers Andrew Christian models for visual pleasure of gay audiences, the game mechanics and camera angles reify masculine/feminine gender binaries in the way the preferred sexual positions between men are constructed, coding ‘tops’ as masculine and ‘bottoms’ as feminine. While stereotypes in the gay community also present similar understandings of compulsory gender roles, this depiction in RuPaul’s Drag Race, a groundbreaking television series celebrating gay lives and gender subversion through drag, is particularly troubling because it mythologizes a binary gender model that cites the heterosexual matrix and assimilates gay men into traditional male and female gender roles according to their preferred sexual positions. The ‘Bunk Buddies’ challenge thus suggests that sexual positions between men also have a literacy based on masculinity (penetrating) and femininity (receiving).

Assimilation gaming: The reification of compulsory gender roles in RuPaul’s Drag Race

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 155-171
Author(s):  
Michael Anthony DeAnda
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Gay Men ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Feminine Gender ◽  
Gay Community ◽  
Game Mechanics ◽  
Visual Pleasure ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Gender Subversion

This article analyses the ‘Bunk Buddies’ mini-challenge on Season 8 of RuPaul’s Drag Race (2009–present, USA: World of Wonder), during which the competitors identified the sexual positions of Andrew Christian models. In this episode (‘Shady Politics’ 2016), gaming and camera technologies work in tandem to repackage heteronormative models of gender and sexual identity for gay audiences. While the mini-challenge offers Andrew Christian models for visual pleasure of gay audiences, the game mechanics and camera angles reify masculine/feminine gender binaries in the way the preferred sexual positions between men are constructed, coding ‘tops’ as masculine and ‘bottoms’ as feminine. While stereotypes in the gay community also present similar understandings of compulsory gender roles, this depiction in RuPaul’s Drag Race, a groundbreaking television series celebrating gay lives and gender subversion through drag, is particularly troubling because it mythologizes a binary gender model that cites the heterosexual matrix and assimilates gay men into traditional male and female gender roles according to their preferred sexual positions. The ‘Bunk Buddies’ challenge thus suggests that sexual positions between men also have a literacy based on masculinity (penetrating) and femininity (receiving).

Gender

2015 ◽  
pp. 31-48
Author(s):  
Emily Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Gender Performativity ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Masculinity And Femininity ◽  
Socially Constructed ◽  
Male Nurse ◽  
Gender Characteristics ◽  
Opposite Gender

This chapter evaluates how Pedro Almodóvar's Talk to Her (2002) plays with the idea of gender being a fixed attribute and sees gender instead as something flexible and fluid. Gender roles in Talk to Her are arguably represented as a socially constructed rather than innately determined with characters in careers typically assigned to the opposite gender. Lydia is a female bull fighter in a typically chauvinist industry and Benigno is a male nurse in a very female heavy environment. Almodóvar's blurring of the strict rigid definitions of masculinity and femininity can be viewed as postmodernist. The chapter then considers gender performativity in relation to Almodóvar's body of films. In Talk to Her, Lydia, Marco, and Benigno can be seen to perform both male and female gender characteristics at different times.

scholarly journals Social norms of sexual initiation among adolescents and gender relations

2009 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 94-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Luiza Vilela Borges ◽  
Eunice Nakamura
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Social Norms ◽  
Gender Relations ◽  
Gender Issues ◽  
Sexual Initiation ◽  
Sexual Relation ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The Moment

This study aimed to identify standards and expectations regarding sexual initiation of 14 to 18 year-old adolescents in Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, using data from four focal groups conducted in 2006. Results revealed that gender issues are clearly present in participants' reports and showed to be essential in their choices about the moment, partners and contraceptive practices in the first sexual relation. Adolescents are subordinated to gender roles, traditionally attributed to male and female genders, i.e. the notion that sex is an uncontrolled instinct for boys, and intrinsically and closely associated to love and desire for girls. Adolescents also play a preponderant role in the perpetuation of these values within the group they live in.

GENDER DIFFERENCES IN ENTREPRENEURIAL RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE FRANCHISE CONTEXT

2014 ◽  
Vol 19 (04) ◽  
pp. 1450026 ◽  
Author(s):  
WILLIAM R. MEEK ◽  
DIANE M. SULLIVAN ◽  
JOHN MUELLER
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Interpersonal Justice ◽  
Female Entrepreneurs ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Feminine Gender ◽  
Potential Barriers

This study examines how entrepreneurial relationship variables such as trust, conflict, interpersonal justice (IJ) and satisfaction differ among a group of male and female franchisees. Results suggest differences exist between these two groups in relation to conflict, IJ and trust with their franchisor. These results are consistent with research on feminine gender roles and research that suggests female entrepreneurs are more relationship oriented throughout the entrepreneurial process. The results further make a case for the importance of empirically examining different entrepreneurial relationship variables in future research on gender and entrepreneurship, and illustrate the power of the franchising business model in breaking down potential barriers of gender discrimination for female entrepreneurs.

scholarly journals The role of gender in the use of Hungarian address forms

2019 ◽  
pp. 175-187
Author(s):  
Ágnes Domonkosi
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Social Constructivism ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Address Forms ◽  
Usage Patterns ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
And Gender

Forms of address are directly related to the nature of social relationships. The gender of the discourse partners, including the question whether they are of the same or different genders, thus has an impact on the use of forms of address. The goal of this paper is to highlight the major gender-related characteristics of Hungarian address practices by reporting on a comprehensive sociolinguistic study based on questionnaires and interviews. In line with the perspective of social constructivism, the gender-related usage patterns of address forms are interpreted as actively shaping the construal of particular relationships and gender roles rather than merely reflecting them. Thus, the research findings suggest that iterative patterns in the use of more confidential/affectionate forms with women contribute to the maintenance of female gender roles.

Adolescents' Perceptions of the Gendered Context of Depression: "Tough" Boys and Objectified Girls

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Wisdom ◽  
Amy Rees ◽  
Katherine Riley ◽  
Teresa Weis
Keyword(s):  
Gender Roles ◽  
Adolescent Depression ◽  
Sex And Gender ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Societal Expectations ◽  
Physical Changes ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Gender Specific ◽  
Socialization Influence

Gender-specific attributes and socialization influence the development of depression in adolescents, but little research has addressed adolescents' views on this topic. We interviewed 22 adolescents regarding their views on the impact of sex and gender role influence in depression. Male and female participants: (a) described societal expectations and cultural messages, including high and conflicting expectations for girls, and consistent messages of being "macho" and unemotional for boys, as related to adolescent depression; (b) perceived physical changes during puberty as contributors to depression for girls, but not for boys; and (c) associated loneliness and rejection with depression for both boys and girls. We discuss implications for treatment that include directly addressing gender roles with depressed adolescents.

scholarly journals Connect vs conquer? CEO gender and implicit motives

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Brueckner ◽  
Janine Bosak ◽  
Jonas W.B. Lang
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Gender Roles ◽  
Implicit Motives ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Role Congruity ◽  
Power Motivation ◽  
Female Ceos ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Affiliation Motivation

PurposeThis study examined gender differences in CEOs' expression of implicit achievement, power and affiliation motivation. Building on the role congruity account of sex differences and similarities in motivation and existing literature on implicit motives, the study tested whether female CEOs would express higher affiliation motivation than male CEOs and similar levels of achievement motivation. In addition, gender differences in power motivation were explored.Design/methodology/approachThe study used propensity score matching to generate a comparable sample of male and female CEOs from publicly traded companies. Subsequently, the authors content-coded CEO letters from annual reports using Winter's (1994) manual for scoring motive imagery in running text.FindingsOverall, CEOs expressed more achievement and power motivation than affiliation motivation. Comparisons between male and female CEOs showed that female CEOs expressed lower power and higher affiliation motivation than male CEOs.Research limitations/implicationsBy integrating implicit motive theory with social role theory and the role congruity account of motivation, this study provides a theoretical framework and novel demonstration that understanding social roles and gender roles can lend insights into motive expression by CEOs.Originality/valueThe study uses established theory and a validated scoring method in a novel way by analyzing implicit motives from CEO letters, a critical communication channel in the CEO–shareholder relationship. In doing so, this study adopts a sociocultural perspective. Informed by the role congruity account of motivation, the study demonstrates the importance of social roles and gender roles for motivational displays.

scholarly journals The influence of clinical experience and gender in the manual application of torque on screws of implant-supported prosthesis

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ebele Adaobi Silva ◽  
Cecília Alves de Sousa ◽  
Maria Cristina Rosifini Alves Rezende ◽  
Paulo Henrique dos Santos ◽  
Wirley Gonçalves Assunção
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Experience ◽  
Polyester Resin ◽  
Female Gender ◽  
Professional Group ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Physical Strength ◽  
Applied Torque ◽  
Implant Prosthesis ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Full Force

Compare with the torque value recommended by the manufacturer, the values of maximum closing torques generated by volunteers of the male and female gender, with and without experience in implant-prosthesis, for tightening the screw UCLA abutment retention. The hypotheses tested were that the greatest experience in the field would not influence the value of the applied torque, as there would be no difference between volunteers from different genders. In this way, 266 volunteers were classified according to their expertise in pre-clinical (PC), clinical (C) and professional (P). Were placed seated, simulating normal forward work position in front a digital torque meter. A specimen composed of an external hex implant embedded in modified polyester resin, a metal crown and its retaining screw was attached on torque meter. The participants were provided with directions to tighten the abutment retaining screw by using a manual torque driver and apply full force in one movement of rotation. The professional group achieved the highest mean manual torque (15.80 N / cm); males (14.96 N/cm) scores a higher than females (02.11 N/cm). They could not reach the torque value recommended by the manufacturer. Thus, the factors that influence the manual application of torque include the level of clinical experience and the physical strength of the operator. The conclusion is that the use of a calibrated mechanical driver torque is essential to apply a suitable and controlled torque value and capable of promoting a proper preload and maintaining the screwed joint for long periods.Descriptors: Dental Implants; Dental Prosthesis, Implant-Supported; Stress, Mechanical.

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