For centuries, young boys have been told that in order to be a real “man” they must be the strongest, best looking, fastest, smartest, and dominant male when they reach maturity. They are also told that men should be the ones to initiate physical contact with women and if they do not like it or do not become aroused, their “manhood” plummets. Danube and colleagues’ scholarly journal says, “Manhood is earned by the continual performance of behaviors that demonstrate that one is powerful, tough, and rejects all that is womanly, gay, or otherwise non-masculine” (2014). Danube also covers the increasing trend of “casual sex” among young people. Stepp’s article talks about how college males seem to find their self worth in their sexual performance,
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In today’s time, “young women are now as likely as young men to have sex and…are also as likely to initiate sex, taking away from males the age-old, erotic power of the chase” (Stepp, 2006). Young women and men all over the United States are participating in sex with no strings attached, known as “casual sex”. Casual sex is an increasing trend that involves a young man or woman having as many partners as possible with no attachment of any kind afterwards. Since the young man and woman engaging in casual sex have no attachment to each other, they do not learn how to bond intimately with a partner. Future relationships for both the young man and woman could be greatly affected. Now that young women are initiating sex more, most young men feel as though they have lost a sense of manliness about themselves. Society tells men that they should be the ones to initiate physical intimacy with women, so if the woman initiates sex first, the man is not as powerful as he should be. The demands of female partners create stress in young men that cause them to have performance anxiety. When a young male experiences a problem such as performance anxiety, they begin to feel as though something is wrong with them and they are …show more content…
One college male in Stepp’s article claims, “Good sex is all about self-worth. If you know you are a helluva lover, you are more confident with women and men” (2006). This quote shows that young men truly believe their self-worth and self-confidence is proven through their sexual interactions with young women. If an adolescent male does not possess self-confidence or believe he is worthy, his future relationships with women will suffer. If an adolescent male is unhappy with himself it will always show in his interactions and relationships with others. Danube states “men’s endorsement of masculine role norms [are] positively associated with their frequency of having sex, their number of sexual partners, and having unprotected sex” (2014). Young men are told by society that they are worth more if they engage in risky sexual behaviors such as “casual sex”. Instead of filling their minds with this information, society in the United States should empower them and teach young men that “casual sex” is highly frowned upon. In order for these college males to have stable future relationships, they must be comfortable with both themselves and their performance during
In today’s time, “young women are now as likely as young men to have sex and…are also as likely to initiate sex, taking away from males the age-old, erotic power of the chase” (Stepp, 2006). Young women and men all over the United States are participating in sex with no strings attached, known as “casual sex”. Casual sex is an increasing trend that involves a young man or woman having as many partners as possible with no attachment of any kind afterwards. Since the young man and woman engaging in casual sex have no attachment to each other, they do not learn how to bond intimately with a partner. Future relationships for both the young man and woman could be greatly affected. Now that young women are initiating sex more, most young men feel as though they have lost a sense of manliness about themselves. Society tells men that they should be the ones to initiate physical intimacy with women, so if the woman initiates sex first, the man is not as powerful as he should be. The demands of female partners create stress in young men that cause them to have performance anxiety. When a young male experiences a problem such as performance anxiety, they begin to feel as though something is wrong with them and they are …show more content…
One college male in Stepp’s article claims, “Good sex is all about self-worth. If you know you are a helluva lover, you are more confident with women and men” (2006). This quote shows that young men truly believe their self-worth and self-confidence is proven through their sexual interactions with young women. If an adolescent male does not possess self-confidence or believe he is worthy, his future relationships with women will suffer. If an adolescent male is unhappy with himself it will always show in his interactions and relationships with others. Danube states “men’s endorsement of masculine role norms [are] positively associated with their frequency of having sex, their number of sexual partners, and having unprotected sex” (2014). Young men are told by society that they are worth more if they engage in risky sexual behaviors such as “casual sex”. Instead of filling their minds with this information, society in the United States should empower them and teach young men that “casual sex” is highly frowned upon. In order for these college males to have stable future relationships, they must be comfortable with both themselves and their performance during