Football In Our Modern Day Culture

It was fraternal twins, Michael and Lindsey’s, first year of middle school at Linden Middle School. They both grew up in a house where football was their families heart and soul, spending ever Sunday night with friends and family gathered around their big screen TV watching NFL and enjoying their time together. Every time they ponder of football, they both reminisce on the great times they that had shared with not only each other, but their family. It was the time of the year where football tryouts begin to take place. “Michael look,” Lindsey enthused after seeing the flyer hung up on their school’s hallway, “It’s time for football tryouts!’ “I know! I can’t wait to try out so our family can come watch me play. I am going to be a star!” Michael said excitedly. “Me? Don’t you mean us? I am trying out too.” “What do you mean,” Michael said harshly laughing, “Girls can’t play football, I mean, look at the NFL. Do you see any girl football players? Girls are too stupid and weak to play football, it’s just science.” This is just one minute ¬example as how social constructs restrict both men and women in our modern-day culture. The story above not …show more content…
In other words, did he choose to play football because his family life is based around the sport of football and society itself enforces the idea that boys are supposed to be “manly” and aggressive, or is it because he is biologically inclined to be drawn to aggressive social interactions such as that of football simply because his DNA and chemical make-up prods primitive instincts in himself that, in the end, draw him to aggressive behaviors? This topic is widely debated, and although no definitive answer is known or widely accepted, it appears to be that environmental factors are the primary reason as to why boys are interested in play