can you answer based on the reading attached ?
Readings Questions, March 11th Name:
Reading Questions for Kiesling, Dude
New Vocabulary: stance, discourse marker, hegemonic masculinity
1. What is hegemonic masculinity, and what is the particular social dilemma it creates for young American men, according to Kiesling?
2. How does use of the word dude, and the stance it conveys, help men navigate the perils of this dilemma (see Q1)?
3. What were the ways in which the women in Kiesling’s study used ‘dude,’ as compared to men?
4. What is your understanding of the term stance? What does it mean to ‘take a stance’ when speaking? What would be an example of another kind of stance we take through language?