Eating meat perpetuates ‘hegemonic masculinity,’ prof says

Eating meat perpetuates ‘hegemonic masculinity,’ prof says

• A Pennsylvania State University sociology professor recently argued that eating meat perpetuates “hegemonic masculinity” and “gender hegemony.”
  
• Based on interviews with Argentinian vegetarians, Anne Delessio-Parson claims that women use vegetarianism to "push back against the patriarchy," and that male vegetarians "seem more egalitarian and respectful."

A Pennsylvania State University sociology professor recently argued that eating meat perpetuates “hegemonic masculinity” and “gender hegemony.”

In the most recent issue of the Journal of Feminist Geography, professor Anne DeLessio-Parson argues that “hegemonic masculinity implies an imperative to eat meat” and that this helps reify other power hierarchies as well..."
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