W3 SOCL Discussion

Read Chapter 6 and response to the following questions:

– Sociologists Douglas Schrock and Michael Schwalbe say that the effort to signify a masculine selfcan be toxic. What do they mean by that? Provide at least three examples from the readings, video, or your own experience in the development of your answer.
– According to researcher Michael Kaufman, Within each group, men usually have privileges and power relative to the women in that group, but in society as a whole, things are not always so straightforward. Explain this statement and provide at least two examples to support your explanation. Show how the examples you choose illustrate the complex workings of privileges and power to which Kaufman refers.