Gendered Archetypes and Gendered Domains in Western Culture

+ Question 1 n Do you feel recognized in your life? Describe why or

+ Terms to Know n Gender n Binary n Dissonance

+ What is ‘Gender’? n Gender is the social construction of roles based on

+ What is ‘Binary’? n Binary is system based on two opposites n Some

+ What are the Western Genders? n ‘Male’ is a gender in the West

+ What are the Western Gender Roles? n Work n Manage the home n

+ The Western Man: Archetypes n The Benevolent Ruler / Tyrant n Mentor /

+ The Western Man: Domains n What is the domain for each archetype? n

+ The Western Woman: Archetypes n The Wise Old Woman / Crone n The

+ The Western Woman: Domains n What is the domain for each archetype? n

+ What is ‘Dissonance’? n Dissonance is the dialectic that occurs between archetypes and

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+ Gendered Archetypes and Gendered Domains in Western Culture Binary, Recognition, ‘Working’ the Grey Area

+ Question 1 n Do you feel recognized in your life? Describe why or why not…

+ Terms to Know n Gender n Binary n Dissonance

+ What is ‘Gender’? n Gender is the social construction of roles based on sex n Sex is biological (xx, xy…) n Gender is social

+ What is ‘Binary’? n Binary is system based on two opposites n Some examples of binaries might include: n n n Female / Male Active / Inactive Doing / Not Doing On / Off Right / Wrong Good / Bad Black / White Yes / No Fast / Slow Positive / Negative 1/0 Deal / No Deal

+ What are the Western Genders? n ‘Male’ is a gender in the West n ‘Female’ is a gender in the West n Western genders exist in a male/female binary n The West does not culturally construct or recognize multiple genders or no gender in any individual – even though asexuality or multiple sexes are scientifically possible

+ What are the Western Gender Roles? n Work n Manage the home n Provide n Nurture children n Protect n Clean n Repair n Cook n Fight n Garden n Sexual Dominance n Sexual Passivity

+ The Western Man: Archetypes n The Benevolent Ruler / Tyrant n Mentor / Puppet Master n Loner (Vigilante) / Loner (Weirdo) n Innocent / Puppet n Golden Boy / Bad Boy n Guy Next Door / Mercenary n Wise Old Man / Sorcerer-Mad Scientist n Reformed / Weasel n Good Natured Guy / Lurker n Father / Psycho n Hero / Villain n Robin Hood / Criminal n Warrior / Coward n Prince / Megalomaniac n Loyal Servant / Traitor n Trickster / Charlatan n Hard Worker / Spoiled Brat n / Macho Man n Wanderer / Outcast n The Lover

+ The Western Man: Domains n What is the domain for each archetype? n Government? (The State/Kingdom) n The Metropolis? n The Public? n Sky (Mind)? n The Library (Mind)? n The Domestic? n War? n The Office? n The Wilderness? n The Farm? n Logic? n Discipline / Work? n Chivalry? n The Cosmopolitan? n The World of Women?

+ The Western Woman: Archetypes n The Wise Old Woman / Crone n The Tomboy / The Temptress n The Mother-Wife / The Whore n The Girl-Next-Door / The Loner n The Librarian / The Witch n The Heroine / The (You-Know-What) n The Sweet Princess / The Mean Princess

+ The Western Woman: Domains n What is the domain for each archetype? n Home-Earth? n The Supernatural Realm? n Intuition? n Emotional? n (Private? ) n Mystery? n Suffering? n The World of Men? n The Kingdom? n The World of Others? n No Affiliations? n How might these archetypes be restrictive?

+ What is ‘Dissonance’? n Dissonance is the dialectic that occurs between archetypes and reality if reality ‘disorders’ or challenges the archetypes.