Michael Alan Messner was born on 1952 and is an American sociologist.
18 Facts About Michael Messner
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Michael Messner is the author of several books, he gives public speeches and teaches on issues of gender-based violence, the lives of men and boys, and gender and sports.
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Since 1987, Messner has worked as a professor of sociology and gender studies at the University of Southern California.
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Michael Messner was head of the department, and still retains his dual faculty appointment.
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Michael Messner has a bachelor's degree in social science and a master's degree in sociology from California State University, Chico.
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Michael Messner took part in one of the first ever classes about men and masculinity in the US, held by Bob Blauner in Berkeley.
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Michael Messner discusses this idea in depth in his article, "Becoming 100 percent Straight".
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Michael Messner argues that separate can never truly be equal because of these components.
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Michael Messner's hypothesis is correct when looking at societies such as Egypt.
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Michael Messner has spoken out as a strong advocate for Title IX.
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Michael Messner argues that although "men's superordinate status sets the stage for them to understand their interests as opposed to those of women", men gain much from integration of women into sports.
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Michael Messner has conducted research in several subcategories of Sociology over four decades.
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Michael Messner has written four books and over eleven articles on gender and sport.
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Michael Messner argues that essentially, especially in youth sports, we assume natural differences between boys and girls.
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Michael Messner argues that strategic categoricalism in girls' sports coupled with a de-gendering of boys' sports.
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Michael Messner has conducted research in sports media for over twenty years, focusing on what it covers and ignores.
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Michael Messner believes that all men must be on board with feminism.
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Michael Messner argues that, at its core, feminism is in the best interest of every person because systemic, hegemonic oppression harms everyone, not just women.