DR. SARAH RAINEY On Being a Citizen
What is “citizenship?” Members of a nation/state Participate in a social contract Rights and protections in exchange for service and participation
“ Who” Counts as a Citizen? Citizenship is raced, gendered, classed, and so on…. State action & inaction is “gendered” Affects men and women differently
Race, Gender, and “Civilization” “ civilized manliness” “ primitive masculinity”  Sexual differentiation
Public/Private Spheres Patriarchal-liberalism Public=business, government, civic life Private=domestic, child-rearing
Gender Socialization “ Tough Guise” Violent Masculinity Society erases how violence is gendered Gender expectations & social roles

On being a citizen

  • 1.
    DR. SARAH RAINEYOn Being a Citizen
  • 2.
    What is “citizenship?”Members of a nation/state Participate in a social contract Rights and protections in exchange for service and participation
  • 3.
    “ Who” Countsas a Citizen? Citizenship is raced, gendered, classed, and so on…. State action & inaction is “gendered” Affects men and women differently
  • 4.
    Race, Gender, and“Civilization” “ civilized manliness” “ primitive masculinity” Sexual differentiation
  • 5.
    Public/Private Spheres Patriarchal-liberalismPublic=business, government, civic life Private=domestic, child-rearing
  • 6.
    Gender Socialization “Tough Guise” Violent Masculinity Society erases how violence is gendered Gender expectations & social roles