With this statement one can already make the conclusion that she has a vagina, that she may be more nurturing, compassionate and emotional then a male. This is because women are expected to be feminine. Some characteristics of femininity are: modest, neat, orderly, obedient, dependent, nurturing, frail, emotional, compassionate and weak. Males are expected to be the exact opposite of that. Women are defined based on their relationship to men and their space in male hegemonic structures (Guy-Sheftall). Hegemonic masculinity is the perfectly created male and is class and race bound. Hegemonic masculinity are against femininity. Characteristic of hegemonic masculine are: strong, aggressive, competitive, fearless, controlling, virile, sexual, rational, tough, manly, affluent, dominate, powerful. One example of a hegemonic masculinity in today’s society is Donald Trump. Many people in our society are alternate hegemonic masculinity meaning they are gay, minorities, immigrants or
With this statement one can already make the conclusion that she has a vagina, that she may be more nurturing, compassionate and emotional then a male. This is because women are expected to be feminine. Some characteristics of femininity are: modest, neat, orderly, obedient, dependent, nurturing, frail, emotional, compassionate and weak. Males are expected to be the exact opposite of that. Women are defined based on their relationship to men and their space in male hegemonic structures (Guy-Sheftall). Hegemonic masculinity is the perfectly created male and is class and race bound. Hegemonic masculinity are against femininity. Characteristic of hegemonic masculine are: strong, aggressive, competitive, fearless, controlling, virile, sexual, rational, tough, manly, affluent, dominate, powerful. One example of a hegemonic masculinity in today’s society is Donald Trump. Many people in our society are alternate hegemonic masculinity meaning they are gay, minorities, immigrants or