Ryan Is a College Football Player and Notices That Most

question 40

Multiple Choice

Ryan is a college football player and notices that most of what it means to "be a guy" on the football team is to be explicitly heterosexual and to speak disparagingly about women. Ryan doesn't speak disparagingly about women, and though he is heterosexual himself, he has a number of very close friends and even a few male house-mates who are homosexual or bisexual. He wants to stay on the football team but observes that his most meaningful relationships are often built outside of the strict gender norms of the highly-normative masculinity of the football field. Which of the following concepts could help Ryan and his teammates?

• A) gender accountability
• B) hegemonic masculinity
• C) inclusive masculinity
• D) white-collar masculinity

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Definitions:

Diagnostic Category

A class of medical or psychological conditions defined by a specific set of symptoms and criteria.

Dissociative Identity Disorder

A complex psychological condition characterized by the presence of two or more distinct personality states within a single individual.

The Host

An organism or individual that harbors another organism, typically providing nourishment and shelter.

Most Common Alter

In the context of Dissociative Identity Disorder, this refers to the most frequently occurring alternate identity or personality state.