My radiant wall by Avalon Mundt

My radiant wall by Avalon Mundt https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw Made with ♥ en-us 2018-08-24 05:26:13 UTC 2018-09-20 00:57:09 UTC hello@padlet.com The Male Body as Object avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/275069390 According to Gill, Henwood and McLean (2005), "The male body has become an object of the gaze rather than simply the bearer of the look...(and)... males may increasingly be defining themselves through their bodies..." ]]> 2018-08-24 05:30:28 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/275069390 References avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278729956 Gill, Rosalind, Henwood, Karen & McLean, Carl (2005) "Body projects and the regulation of normative masculinity", Body & Society, 11(2), 37-62.

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]]> 2018-09-07 06:02:58 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278729956 What might cartoons tell us about the 20th century man? avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278731325 Fred Flintstone, slightly portly (and unashamedly so), takes a nap - this is the 1960s after all! (His work is done.) Gill et.al (2005) suggest that social and economic changes have displaced work as a source of identity.]]> 2018-09-07 06:14:06 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278731325 What might cartoons have to say about the 21st century man? avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278732248 Mr Incredible, man of the 21st century is hypermasculinized and ready to take on the world! (Mrs Incredible takes on the outside world as well!) ]]> 2018-09-07 06:20:56 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278732248 Use it or lose it! avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278734458 2018-09-07 06:35:54 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278734458 avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278734957 2018-09-07 06:38:16 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278734957 Changing standards avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278737540 Back in the 20th century Paul Newman, heart throb, didn't seem compelled to work on his pecs! ]]> 2018-09-07 06:50:00 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278737540 avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278765137 The metrosexual - the antithesis of the alpha male, or modern society's middle ground?]]> 2018-09-07 09:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278765137 avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278778200 "...we are witnessing an extraordinary fetishization of muscles and muscularity in young men at precisely the moment that fewer traditionally male manual jobs exist..."]]> 2018-09-07 10:19:56 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278778200 How to get a second look (or gaze). avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278778640 Start off by being the right height!]]> 2018-09-07 10:23:58 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278778640 Is this for you? avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278780438 If so, does it mean you are vain, individual, or metrosexual?]]> 2018-09-07 10:37:06 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278780438 Discipline for the uncivilised body? avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278780975 2018-09-07 10:40:04 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278780975 Walking a dog to catch a bird? avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278782974 Animal bodies may also be objects of 'the gaze'.]]> 2018-09-07 10:50:28 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278782974 Hey, Fred Flintstone! avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278783854 Shouldn't you be doing these exercises?]]> 2018-09-07 10:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278783854 avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278784117 Most men consider that undergoing body modification is a show of individuality, not vanity.]]> 2018-09-07 10:57:13 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278784117 Phallocentricism avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278791212 According to Kimmel (2008), the rather expensive procedure of penile enlargement surgery (a flaccid length advantage) is often a symptom of potentially negative comparisons of "locker room syndrome". ]]> 2018-09-07 11:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278791212 One third of those with an eating disorder are male avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278791587 Kimmel (2008) describes anorexia and obsessive body-building as overconforming to gender norms.]]> 2018-09-07 11:41:16 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/278791587 Mr Incredible becomes overweight (and dejected) avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/279040006 A sedentary job sees our hero losing his fit body and with it, his identity. ]]> 2018-09-07 23:40:34 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/279040006 The 1960s - before conformity was stigmatized avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/279040393 The way the body is presented carries a social message - in this case, one of unity and cohesion]]> 2018-09-07 23:47:20 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/279040393 avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/279040559 Quite a turnaround from the coordinated and conservative look of the Beach Boys. In the 70s the Village People celebrated being individual, controversial and nonconformist, though still 'belonging'. Gill et.al (2005) find now that men value autonomy and despise that which is mainstream or conformist.]]> 2018-09-07 23:50:05 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/279040559 Men with health problems or disabilities have to negotiate adaptive ways of "doing masculinity" avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/279043265 2018-09-08 00:47:11 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/279043265 Health by numbers avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/279043991 The BMI is a typical Weberian example of rationality. Precise measurements allow you to determine if your body conforms to the ideal standard of health, and compelling you to do something about it if it doesn't.]]> 2018-09-08 01:02:06 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/279043991 Sadly, fear and shame are great marketing strategies. avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/279058966 2018-09-08 06:46:09 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/279058966 Covert racism stifles romance for Asian men avalon134 https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/279059202 Asian men are considered to be less attractive, stigmatized as being nerdy academics, feminine or homosexual, with a diminutive stature (and penis). To offset this stereotype they may resort to compensation, deflection, denial or repudiation.]]> 2018-09-08 06:51:01 UTC https://padlet.com/avalon134/wjpfrgcb5ipw/wish/279059202