Chapter 14

Question 1

Why do a lot of men embrace the gender order?

Answer 1

• it provides a psychological wage

- the idea that they’re superior to women and some men

Question 2

What is the suggestion consider tossing your gender binary glasses?

Answer 2

• take your glasses off

- to view the gender binary as a social construct

Question 3

What are the three options for when you’re policed for gender rules?

Answer 3

• obey and don’t break rule
• break the rule but offer a reason why
• renounce the rule as arbitrary and unnecessary

Question 4

What does it mean to personally opt out of gender policing?

Answer 4

• not reacting to gender performances at all

- not making comments that endorse, question or attack someones choices

Question 5

What do they mean by reflecting on the relationships with institutions?

Answer 5

• use our knowledge to gain independence from these institutions
• to be yourself or resist pressures

Question 6

What do they mean by enjoy the vertigo?

Answer 6

• for better or worse the gender binary offers a path
• without gender, we have less rules and more choices
• this can be disorienting