Ted Tal Jackson Katz Analysis

White, male, New York Times writer, Michael Ian Black in his article, “The Boys Are Not All Right” (Feb. 21 2018), claims that toxic masculinity and the lack of meninism to change old stereotypes of masculinity causes men to commit mass shootings. He supports his claim by first states that women are “redefining” what it means to be a woman while men have not, then by saying that there has not been a movement to help men “toward a full expression of their gender”, next by stating that men are “trapped “in “outdated… masculinity”, and finally by stating that men only have two options to “preserve” his masculinity: “withdrawal or rage”. Black’s purpose is to illuminate another causation of mass shooting that is being ignored in order to show a

This book review is on the book, Men Explain Things to Me by Rebecca Solnit, which was published in 2014. Rebecca Solnit writes a book of essays that interprets the silence that women hold towards men in their everyday life. Young women must know the reality that we do not live a fairy tale life where women are treated as royalty by their husband or boyfriend. Women are treated as objects in where men could play with them as if they are dolls, whom they pay attention to whenever they would like to or need something from them. Despite what a woman says to men, all men are always going to have the reason, even if they are not right. The silences that a woman holds towards men are creating an even broader issue towards women in the present and in the future. The author mainly argues that women should not silence themselves and their issues such as abuse, harassment, rape, violence, stalking or any other crimes that are hurting them emotionally and physically. “Violence doesn’t have a race, a class, a religion, or a nationality, but it does have a gender” (Solnit, Men Explain Things to Me, page 21). If women continue not to speak up and take action, men are going to continue to take abuse and control over their power.

Charles Katz knowingly transmitted gambling information by a public telephone in violation of federal law. The Federal Bureau of Investigation had been monitoring Katz for some time and had placed electronic recording and listening device to the outside of the specific phone booth that Katz used to place his bets. The FBI acted without any search warrant or judicial oversight in regards to the pseudo wiretap/bug as it was not required by precedent (Olmstead v United States).

matters of personal life, such as the morals and customs of citizens, including the gay issue and

An issue discussed in class that is central to achieving gender equality is the elimination or prevention of gendered violence. Gendered violence is a huge issue, that affects a multitude of women in Canada and all over the world. It is critical to the cause of gender equality, as gendered violence is rooted in the idea that women are lesser than men and it is acceptable to exert power over them through violence. Thus, women are abused, manipulated and assaulted simply due to their gender. This is a severe form of misogyny and sexism in which women are kept in their place, and prevented from rising to their full power and potential. Gendered violence has contributed to gender inequality, as shown in The War at Home. The episode of the CBC series First hand demonstrates the various plights women are forced to go through due to their abusive partners. Even through this, the justice system can behave like another form of abuse. It is not possible for women to be considered equal in a society where their worth as human beings is not respected. An example in the episode is

Barbara Perry’s article “Doing Gender and Doing Gender Inappropriately” addresses violence and gender, and how gender is influenced through the way it is perceived in society. The construction of gender comes in polar extremes, with masculine dominant men and feminine subordinate women. Gendered violence is used to control women as a class. It is a systematic tool used by men to reinforce gender norms and patriarchal ideas of masculine superiority and feminine inferiority. It “terrorizes the collective by victimizing the individual”. Like any dichotomy, it has scripts, and to deviate from these scripts will leave you labeled as ‘unnatural’ and ‘immoral’. These scripts “constrain everything from modes of dress and social roles to ways of expressing emotion and sexual desire”. In Judith Lorber’s “A World Without Gender” we are introduced to the possibility of eliminating gender and how “degendering [would] undercut the patriarchal and oppressive structure of Western Societies”.

This part of the dissertation will cover the similarities and differences between men and women as victims of domestic violence. The first topic that will be discussed is reporting. It can be difficult to understand or grasp the concept that men can be abused by women and nearly near the rate that women are assaulted and abused by men. In the white paper (Home Office, 2003) domestic violence was mainly described in terms of violence against women, males were largely ignored despite being acknowledged. In the white paper (Home Office 2016) things appeared to be different as male victims were acknowledged which suggests that it is becoming widely known that there is violence against men and it is being viewed as an issue. The Northern Rock Foundation concluded from their research that some males did not report partner abuse because they considered the occurrence too trivial and not worth reporting. Their research also looked into the large differences between the experiences of males and females; it was found that females were the main group to ask for help and also communicate with services. DOJ figures indicated that males are 11 percent less likely than women to report any type of violent crime that they were victims in. Ivankovich suggests that there are a number of explanations why male victims are unwilling to report. Men suffer abuse in silence because they fear that they will not be believed and people may jump to worse conclusions such as he is the perpetrator. Males

Also, men are rewarded for being competitive, and activities like sports are applauded. In Katz's view, "boys are rewarded for throwing hard, and activities, such reading, and befriending girls are considered to be weird." Basically, Katz is saying that activities like sports are more acceptable for guys than being a nerd who likes learning. For example, as a kid, my brother has always been good at math. However, many boys hated math at his school, and people who were good at math or enjoyed it were despised and bullied. If you wanted to be considered cool and be part of a particular group, you had hate math and be more athletic. To prove himself to his friends, my brother would fake being bad at math or purposely do badly on his tests. Furthermore, it was cooler to do sports, and my brother played soccer for years despite hating it.

Her way of being a feminist and activist is by explaining to readers and viewers the action that need to be done. The change that needs to happen. Watkins is aware that every day, women are being oppressed by either, other women or men at their jobs or even homes. Some men or women are either aware of men’s’ “placement in society” or are ignorant to the idea of sexism or patriarchy. Watkins believes that some strategies for overcoming oppression is by educating not only women but also men on what it is to be a feminist.

In Jackson Katz descriptive tone against the truth of problems that happen in the well known U.S. for instance like “why doesn’t the dominant race matter” or “men should stand up against other abusive men.” A lot of problems happen in the U.S. today that other counties have but that isn’t a big problem. Like people blame women for being the victim of a crime. For instance, “what was she wearing? Why do they come back to people like that?” The never asked why did the person causing the crime did what they did. People don’t think of the dominant group as much because it just in no one’s mind. Men are the reason why other people become abusive because they have been abused at some point in their life. So they become scared and their life get’s

Gloria Jean Watkins, known by her pen name Bell Hooks (the name of her great grandmother), was born September 25, 1952. She grew up to be the author of more than three dozen books, the topics of which range from gender, race, and class, to spirituality, and contemporary media. Hooks attended Stanford University, The University of Wisconsin, and The University of California, Santa Cruz, eventually earning her P.h.D. In her article, “Understanding Patriarchy,” Hooks argues that patriarchy isn’t only harmful to women, it’s harmful to men as well, in different ways. Patriarchy sets rigid gender roles that say women are to be docile, obedient, and nurturing, while men should be violent, dominating, and aggressive. This ideal greatly emotionally stunts men, and makes it so that they cannot express themselves in any way other than aggression. In this article, Hooks was very effective in explaining and giving examples as to why the patriarchy negatively affects both men and women, and that it is up to both to break free from these constraints and work together to end the patriarchy.

Throughout the history of the world, patriarchy has been rooted into the very essence of our lives, shaping our thoughts and actions. Patriarchy is present in virtually every society and unfortunately is the underlying problem to most violence in the world, particularly violence towards women. Patriarchy exemplifies the misogyny that has been ever-present since probably the beginning of every society. Whether it is discrimination towards women, lack of equal rights, or

Violence against women is one of the most prominent women’s issues in North America as thousands of women are physically and sexually assaulted by their intimate partners and even strangers on the street. There are many factors that cause violence against women, but most eminently is the issue of inequality. Men generally occupy positions of higher authority compared to women in the workplace, a type of hierarchy that shows men at the top and women at the bottom. Women are also continuously being paid less than men in the workforce, contributing to the view that women are less than men. In Western society, masculinity is tied to power and aggression, whereas femininity is tied to emotions and helplessness. Sexist attitudes stem from patriarchal laws and policies that essentially lead to violence against women (Lundy, 2011). Violence against women is of vast concern for social workers as it is a violation of human rights. Furthermore, one’s social location may cause a women to be more likely to experience violence. Although there are social services that aim to help survivors of violence, there is still more to be done in preventing these horrendous offences and supporting survivors after experiencing any form of violence.

Violence against women is huge social problem. It is not just a women's problem but also a men's problem. Violence against women is seen everywhere in the world, especial those who live in more patriarchal society. We are in a world where we see violence against women as a big issue but we have done very little to dissolve it. Violence against women is everywhere, at home, at the workplace, and even outside, in the places in between. Violence against women does not discriminate, it touches every race and at every age. Many violence against women are left without punishment. No matter how small or how big the violence is, it needs to be addressed.

With all of the unfairness going on right now with LGBT people, sometimes the people adjudicating do not know how it is affecting the victims. If they did know they would know that it has an emotional impact on them in many ways. According to the ACLU they carry out this type of work through five central priority areas: Basic Rights and Liberties, Parenting, Relationships and Marriages, Youth and Schools, and Transgender Discrimination. Basic Rights and Liberties, the ACLU works hard to make LGBT people have equal opportunity to participate fully in civil society. “No LGBT person should experience discrimination in employment, housing, or in business and public places, or the suppression of their free expression or privacy rights.”(LGBT Rights, 1). Parenting, a lot of people especially do not agree that LGBT people should be able to have or adopt kids because it will affect how they grow throughout time and will teach them the wrong things about life. “Fighting restrictions on parenting by LGBT people is critical because this discrimination causes serious, enduring harm to the lives of LGBT people and their children.”(LGBT Rights, 1). Relationships and Marriage, the ACLU believes that LGBT people, like everyone else, should have the freedom to build the kinds of personal, intimate relationships most meaningful to them without risking that their families will be disregarded or harmed by the state (LGBT Rights, 2). Youth and