DR. SARAH RAINEY

On Being a Citizen

What is “citizenship?”

Members of a nation/stateParticipate in a social contractRights 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-liberalismPublic=business, government, civic lifePrivate=domestic, child-rearing

Gender Socialization

“Tough Guise” Violent Masculinity Society erases how violence is gendered

Gender expectations & social roles