Deck 24: Big Handsome Men, Bears and Others: Virtual Constructions of Fat Male Embodiment, Lee Fmonaghan

Question 1

According to Monaghan, fat male embodiment ______.

A)Is always a stigma that needs to be managed
B)Is never sexy
C)Is incompatible with masculinity
D)Can be eroticized and celebrated

Answer 1

Can be eroticized and celebrated

Question 2

Monaghan's conceptualization of deviance is ______.

A)Moral
B)Statistical
C)Medical
D)Constructionist

Answer 2

Constructionist

Question 3

Both Goffman and Monaghan would agree that ______.

A)Fat males should feel shameful about their bodies
B)Fat males are less masculine
C)Norms are not to be broken
D)None of the above

Answer 3

None of the above

Question 4

Explain the four techniques Monaghan claims fat men use to manage their bodily stigma.In what context do you think each technique would not work? Give examples in your answer.