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Gendered Archetypes and Gendered Domainsin Western CultureBinary, Recognition, ‘Working’ the Grey Area

+Question 1

Do you feel recognized in your life? Describe why or why not…

+Terms to Know

Gender

Binary

Dissonance

+What is ‘Gender’?

Gender is the social construction of roles based on sex

Sex is biological (xx, xy…)

Gender is social

+What is ‘Binary’?

Binary is system based on two opposites

Some examples of binaries might include: 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?

‘Male’ is a gender in the West

‘Female’ is a gender in the West

Western genders exist in a male/female binary

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?

Work

Provide

Protect

Repair

Fight

Sexual Dominance

Manage the home

Nurture children

Clean

Cook

Garden

Sexual Passivity

+The Western Man: Archetypes

The Benevolent Ruler / Tyrant

Loner (Vigilante) / Loner (Weirdo)

Golden Boy / Bad Boy

Wise Old Man / Sorcerer-Mad Scientist

Good Natured Guy / Lurker

Hero / Villain

Warrior / Coward

Loyal Servant / Traitor

Hard Worker / Spoiled Brat

Wanderer / Outcast

Mentor / Puppet Master

Innocent / Puppet

Guy Next Door / Mercenary

Reformed / Weasel

Father / Psycho

Robin Hood / Criminal

Prince / Megalomaniac

Trickster / Charlatan

/ Macho Man

The Lover

+The Western Man: Domains

What is the domain for each archetype? Government? (The

State/Kingdom) The Metropolis? The Public? Sky (Mind)? The Library (Mind)? The Domestic? War?

The Office? The Wilderness? The Farm? Logic? Discipline / Work? Chivalry? The Cosmopolitan? The World of Women?

+The Western Woman: Archetypes

The Wise Old Woman / Crone

The Tomboy / The Temptress

The Mother-Wife / The Whore

The Girl-Next-Door / The Loner

The Librarian / The Witch

The Heroine / The (You-Know-What)

The Sweet Princess / The Mean Princess

+The Western Woman: Domains

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

+What is ‘Dissonance’?

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