Rubin's Typology of Eight Categories Addresses Most Explanations That People

question 18

Essay

Rubin's typology of eight categories addresses most explanations that people give for their media behavior. At least two other motivations were included in the chapter. Can you explain at least one novel (unaddressed in the chapter) motive?

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Definitions:

Subordinate Masculinity

Forms of masculinity deemed inferior or less dominant within the societal hierarchy of gender expressions.

Communism

A political and economic ideology advocating for a classless society in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the community as a whole.

Racial Tensions

The stress, hostility, or conflict arising from perceived or real differences between races or ethnic groups, often rooted in historical injustices and systemic disparities.

Hegemonic Masculinity

Refers to cultural norms that promote the dominant social position of men, and the subordinate social position of women.