Hegemonic masculinity is the social practice that justifies men’s patriarchal position in society and it gives further detail as to what characteristics males should embody. We can find some contemporary norms associated with hegemonic masculinity in Paul Kivel’s Act Like a Man Box. A few examples would be angry, in control of women, or successful/money. To preserve masculinity men are tough and aggressive. This can be quite excessive to the male’s family and wife if he is to get mad with them or towards others because, he can get into a fight or even hit his children or wife. Toughness and aggressiveness play a big role in controlling women because they could potentially hurt their wife if she does not do as she is told leading to an unhappy
