Society has a number of expected actions and roles for both of the biological genders and failure to abide by and fall within the parameters of these roles will leave a person open for being ostracized and possibly even experience negative consequences. There are many ways in which men are more affected by the societal expectations of gender than women. Men are held to an almost impossible standard and although women are more vocal, men are taught to be strong; consequently, this means men are supposed to ignore the things that would make them feel harmed or would allow others to think that they are weak. It is entirely possible that men’s view of what is harmful to the self might be skewed towards a state of numbness. Women are expected
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The most powerful kind of men are able to withstand any kind of force or event, even if it were to require sacrifice and great physical pain or discomfort, and the ability to do so allows those who succeeds the ability to garner greater respect or power over others. Distelhorst reiterates that
“in male culture, dominance would be seen as a necessary way to achieve your place in the hierarchy. In female culture, deference might be an important method to avoid conflict and preserve the all-important relationship”(qtd. in Distelhorst 25).
The expectations for each gender differ just as the outcome for breaking the rules differ, and the rules are in a state of flux at all times. Not surprisingly, all of the rules that boy and girls are held to invert as they become young adults. What was allowable in dress or action is no longer permissible. For example, young girls between the ages of two and twelve are allowed to wear the garb of either gender. When young girls wear what is appropriate for a young boy or if they imitate their behaviors they’re then known as tomboys, and at this age, it is deemed completely acceptable. Tomboys are not seen as particularly feminine, but at the very young end of the spectrum, femininity is neither expected nor required. The expectation of femininity comes into play only after the young girls have reached almost into …show more content…
Most men are so capable and willing to push those limits, they often do great harm to themselves. Just as how being strong might mean being emotionally stunted and each of the perceived positive male traits has deep, almost cutting drawbacks. To be dominant means that a person has to constantly butt heads to decide who has the most power. Men can become progressively dysmorphic as time passes because there is no point where they can be happy with their body, and even the successful men who do body build can fall victim to having it take up too large a part of their life. Men will often do great harm by doing aggressive or extreme actions, by Snowboarding, rock climbing or risking their own life to save others are good examples of said risky behaviors, and are even better examples of things men do to live up to gender expectations. Men are not affected the same way as women by others gender expectations. Men are socially expected to be more violent to each other, and not at all to women, but that too is not always the case as domestic violence is a large and continuing problem. Societal expectations for the genders don’t always make sense or are effective at building a better man. Men conform to gender expectation because there are rewards for being successful. The most
The most powerful kind of men are able to withstand any kind of force or event, even if it were to require sacrifice and great physical pain or discomfort, and the ability to do so allows those who succeeds the ability to garner greater respect or power over others. Distelhorst reiterates that
“in male culture, dominance would be seen as a necessary way to achieve your place in the hierarchy. In female culture, deference might be an important method to avoid conflict and preserve the all-important relationship”(qtd. in Distelhorst 25).
The expectations for each gender differ just as the outcome for breaking the rules differ, and the rules are in a state of flux at all times. Not surprisingly, all of the rules that boy and girls are held to invert as they become young adults. What was allowable in dress or action is no longer permissible. For example, young girls between the ages of two and twelve are allowed to wear the garb of either gender. When young girls wear what is appropriate for a young boy or if they imitate their behaviors they’re then known as tomboys, and at this age, it is deemed completely acceptable. Tomboys are not seen as particularly feminine, but at the very young end of the spectrum, femininity is neither expected nor required. The expectation of femininity comes into play only after the young girls have reached almost into …show more content…
Most men are so capable and willing to push those limits, they often do great harm to themselves. Just as how being strong might mean being emotionally stunted and each of the perceived positive male traits has deep, almost cutting drawbacks. To be dominant means that a person has to constantly butt heads to decide who has the most power. Men can become progressively dysmorphic as time passes because there is no point where they can be happy with their body, and even the successful men who do body build can fall victim to having it take up too large a part of their life. Men will often do great harm by doing aggressive or extreme actions, by Snowboarding, rock climbing or risking their own life to save others are good examples of said risky behaviors, and are even better examples of things men do to live up to gender expectations. Men are not affected the same way as women by others gender expectations. Men are socially expected to be more violent to each other, and not at all to women, but that too is not always the case as domestic violence is a large and continuing problem. Societal expectations for the genders don’t always make sense or are effective at building a better man. Men conform to gender expectation because there are rewards for being successful. The most