(1) Choose one of the two videos: 

2) Select three discussion questions (bullet points) to reflect upon while applying a sociological imagination (a concept we reviewed in Week 1).

(3) Type between 500 – 750 words (or about 250 words per double spaced page). If you go over, that’s fine but focus on an adequate level of depth and detail in your response.

Discussion questions for “Meeting the Enemy”

Explain filmmaker Cassie Jaye’s conundrum as she researched the Men’s Right’s Movement. How was Jaye’s mindset effected by stereotypes about men? What contradictions in thinking did she identify? Use examples from the video or others that you have identified.

What was the common theme that Jaye had noted in her video diary while making The Red Pill movie?

Describe the process of Jaye’s evolving understanding of men’s issues as she learns to listen beyond her own biases. What is her realization about gender equality? What was the enemy she identified?

Explain the issue of “group think” and the ability of the media to form public discourse. How does Jaye describe the process of “dehumanization” as part of her experience?

• How does Jaye’s discussion influence (or not) your own thinking about gender equality, feminism, and the men’s rights movement? How is the men’s rights movement different from the men’s liberation movement?
• Discussion questions for “It’s a Men’s Issue”
• Why does speaker Jackson Katz believe gender violence is a men’s issue? What does Katz mean when he says “men have been largely erased from….the conversation about a subject….centrally about men”?
• How does language influence the way gender violence is considered? Use examples to illustrate. In what ways does language inform our understanding of masculinity and femininity?
• What are the roles of various institutions in helping to produce abusive men? How are men and women both victims of men’s violence?

Describe the cognitive structure of victim-blaming. How does Katz suggest changing the dialogue on gender violence?

What is the By-Stander approach Katz promotes? Provide an example from the video or other sources. Why is it relevant?