Reference no: EM132168724 , Length: 8 pages
Read the required article for class. Decide whether you want to do a shorter or longer reflection on the article. Half should be short entries and half should be long entries.
For the long entries: Write from a cis straight male perspective
i. Short entries - the first sentence should summarize the article. The second sentence should state the article's main thesis. The third sentence should reflect on why the article might be significant for the relationships of women and men ("so what?").
ii. Longer entries (150-200 words) - This should be an expanded version of the short entry. You may consider some of the following focusing questions in your reflection:
From my readings of the articles, what
- confirmed my previous ideas and/or experience?
- challenged past or existing concepts and/or experience?
- offered the greatest insights?
What did I learn about myself
- as a woman/man
- in relationship to the other gender(s)
- as a gendered person participating in the institutions of family, church or society
What implications does the reading have for how I might participate in family, church or society in the future?
Article order and titles ( first six short entries and Last six longer entries)
- "Will I Be Pretty" & "Just Like a Woman"
- "The Manhood Puzzle"
- "Sons and Fathers"
- "Walking with Men to Heal Their Buried Pain"
- "The Feminization of Love"
- "Real Male Friends"
- "The People We'r Stuck With"
- "The End of Sexual Identity: Why Sex Is Too Important to Def
- "It's Two Feet Long, Hard as Steel, and Will Knock Your Sock
- "From Conduct to Character--A Guide to Sexual Adventure"
- Rolheiser, "Women, Men, and Friendship," and other essays
- "After Sexual Violence"