The Will to Change: Men, Masculinity, and Love

How do patriarchal values affect men and women differently? How do they contribute to relationship conflict?

hooks suggests that society must provide an alternative to patriarchy for young boys. What might this alternative look like? How can parents, media, and schools reinforce a new form of culture?

hooks distinguishes between “feminist masculinity” and “patriarchal masculinity.” How are these two concepts dissimilar? What examples of each are available in the media?

How does patriarchal culture affect you individually? In what ways does patriarchal culture influence your decisions and/or identity? How does patriarchal culture affect all genders?

How do women perpetuate patriarchal values? How does maternal sadism function as both an outcome of and catalyst for male domination?

In what ways do patriarchy and racism intersect?

hooks establishes a process for men to escape the oppression of patriarchal values. Critique this process. What is necessary to dismantle a patriarchal culture? How do all genders work together to enact change?

How do patriarchal values manifest in children? How can schools create systems that challenge those values?