Three Hypotheses for Explaining the So-Called Oppression of Men

Three Hypotheses for Explaining the So-Called Oppression of Men

Are men oppressed as men? The evidence given in support of affirmative responses to this question usually consists in examples of harms, limitations, or requirements masculinity imposes on men: men are expected to pay on dates, men must be breadwinners for their families, men can be drafted for war...

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Main Author: Peter Higgins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Western Ontario 2019-07-01
Series:Feminist Philosophy Quarterly
Subjects:
oppression, intersectionality, homophobia, masculism, meninism, David Benatar, Marilyn Frye, Alison Jaggar
Online Access:https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/fpq/article/view/7291
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spelling doaj-0dce8ced92a44ee28ec3ea3d4aa210182021-09-10T21:58:45ZengUniversity of Western OntarioFeminist Philosophy Quarterly2371-25702019-07-015210.5206/fpq/2019.2.7291Three Hypotheses for Explaining the So-Called Oppression of MenPeter Higgins0Eastern Michigan University Are men oppressed as men? The evidence given in support of affirmative responses to this question usually consists in examples of harms, limitations, or requirements masculinity imposes on men: men are expected to pay on dates, men must be breadwinners for their families, men can be drafted for war, and so forth. This article explicates three hypotheses that account for the harms, limitations, and requirements masculinity imposes on men and, drawing on the work of Alison Jaggar, seeks to show that these hypotheses collectively are explanatorily superior to the hypothesis the men are oppressed as men.   https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/fpq/article/view/7291oppression, intersectionality, homophobia, masculism, meninism, David Benatar, Marilyn Frye, Alison Jaggar
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Three Hypotheses for Explaining the So-Called Oppression of Men
Feminist Philosophy Quarterly
oppression, intersectionality, homophobia, masculism, meninism, David Benatar, Marilyn Frye, Alison Jaggar
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title Three Hypotheses for Explaining the So-Called Oppression of Men
title_short Three Hypotheses for Explaining the So-Called Oppression of Men
title_full Three Hypotheses for Explaining the So-Called Oppression of Men
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title_full_unstemmed Three Hypotheses for Explaining the So-Called Oppression of Men
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publisher University of Western Ontario
series Feminist Philosophy Quarterly
issn 2371-2570
publishDate 2019-07-01
description Are men oppressed as men? The evidence given in support of affirmative responses to this question usually consists in examples of harms, limitations, or requirements masculinity imposes on men: men are expected to pay on dates, men must be breadwinners for their families, men can be drafted for war, and so forth. This article explicates three hypotheses that account for the harms, limitations, and requirements masculinity imposes on men and, drawing on the work of Alison Jaggar, seeks to show that these hypotheses collectively are explanatorily superior to the hypothesis the men are oppressed as men.  
topic oppression, intersectionality, homophobia, masculism, meninism, David Benatar, Marilyn Frye, Alison Jaggar
url https://ojs.lib.uwo.ca/index.php/fpq/article/view/7291
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