Long hair is a physical characteristic associated with both “femininity” and “masculinity” conventionally defined.
It is a pervasive Western (patriarchal) norm that women grow their hair long and men maintain their hair respectably short(er). Revealingly, men retain a great deal more freedom in hair length normativity/social expectation than do women.
There are exceptions to this norm, [...]
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Long hair
Posted in binary, femininity, gender, identity, liberation, male on July 17, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Norms
Posted in Judith Butler, femininity, feminist theory, masculinity, norms, tomboy on July 2, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Norms are expectations set by people in a society that express that societies values, beliefs, and traditions.
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