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In Western culture, we have a very specific understanding as to what it means to be male and masculine, or at least in terms of societies definition of masculinity. In our culture, gender and sex are understood as different, but co-existent and complimentary. Gender and sex together are used to create ones gender ideology; their personal understanding of gender. Just as the female/feminine has been socially constructed and implemented through norms attitudes and beliefs, so have the ideas or expectations of the male, masculinity. Within our culture and society, we have created norms and expectations of what it is to be male.…
Can a one-sided term such as “Masculinity” be assigned a definition? Do the views that individual people have determine what constitutes as being masculine? Society and culture have assigned certain characteristics to the term masculinity. Men have been socialized into believing that certain characteristics are definitive in deciding their manliness and their level of masculinity. These characteristics range from not crying when they get hurt to being and playing violently.…
This is because hegemonic masculinity does not remain static but changes over time, “hegemony… is a historically mobile relation” (Connell, 1995, p. 77). As different forms of masculinity go in and out of favour the attributes associated with hegemonic masculinity can fluctuate and evolve. Feminism has had an effect on hegemonic masculinity as it has challenged the patriarchy and questioned the dominance of some men over others. As the number of women in the workplace has grown, men have begun to take their share of responsibility in the household (although this is still imbalanced). Alternative forms of masculinity such as the ‘new man’ and the ‘metrosexual’ which praised a more sensitive, caring man who respected women have challenged the previous macho, aggressive version of hegemonic masculinity.…
Just as notions regarding femininity, ideas regarding masculinity are derived from patriarchal values (Solnit). However, Solnit focuses on…
Masculinity is an extensive concept that is prevalent in many films. Filmmakers embed this concept in their films in order for viewers to model. Masculinity can be defined in several different ways, but in general terms, it is the capability of stepping up in situations. In a classic Western film, taking place in a distant town of Big Whiskey, whores offer service for cowboys at a bar. One day, two cowboys, Quick Mike and Davey Bunting cut up and scar a whore Delilah Fitzgerald, after her smirk remark towards Quick Mike.…
The depiction of masculinity between scholars can sum into one word, seen as not a real role, or even just an illusion for males to act a certain way. In the text A Man's World? Political Masculinities in Literature and Culture by Sauer and Starck was an analysis to decide argues the bases of how masculinity is an invisible barrier but has various depictions in literature and in politics. Sex, Paranoia, and Modern Masculinity by Kenneth Paradis states that masculinity is a social contract for a manhood with melodrama. Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut writes an anti-war book that describes masculinity, but he makes the characters not so beautiful, so people can’t copy it and make a movie of what they think war should look like.…
According to “What’s Up with Boys” by Michael Kimmel and Christina Hoff Sommers, negative messages about masculinity is to never cry, don’t show your feelings and you always have to win. Values associated with manhood are integrity, honor, doing the right thing, and speaking truth to power. Boys often face gender policing. Both authors had to different approaches to study masculinity.…
While growing up I never really understood the meaning of masculinity or femininity. It was mind blowing after reading and analyzing advertisements about femininity and masculinity. Then when I looked around and saw how different each person looked, it gave me a different perspective. After entering High school, I noticed that the gender roles have started to change.…
While masculinity may vary in culture, there is a general consensus that all men must live up to being competitive, successful, and desirable. However, the ideology of masculinity is not inherited in ones genetics, it…
Masculinity has neither a clear nor a conventional definition. This is because masculinity is a social construction that has been put in place by the society since no one can define this subject with certainty. For one he starts…
Gender studies refers to masculinity and femininity in a cultural standpoint without referring to the biological side of things. It deals with the breakdown of binaries, which refers to typical “masculine” and “feminine” behavior. We can see how society has embedded and emphasized typical behaviors relating to gender in A Doll’s House. A man is supposed to be the leader of the family and usually makes the most money in the family. The woman in the relationship is supposed to take care of the kids and put her work and desires second to her needs and wants.…
Masculinity’s Crossroads The article “Guys vs. Men,” Dave Barry uses satire to explain the problems with masculinity and a new approach to how males should be classified and judged. The article “The Crisis of American Masculinity” by Eric Garland discusses his view of how the traditional image of manhood is dying in today’s society. Each of them give their opinions on what manhood is; the manner that society should treat males with, the importance of masculinity in males, and their opinion of the necessity of these masculine characteristics.…
The male sex role theory popularized by Robert Brannon created a great foundation for gender studies, specifically studies concerning masculinity. The following essay will uncover his research design and analysis, his key contributions to the theory, and some strengths and weaknesses of his theory. Ultimately, the central premise is to show how his conception of masculinity and the sex role, in particular, has many faults and lacks evidentiary basis, which conclusively leads to its demise. First off, it is important to note that the nature of the research design is lacking in many respects. Robert Brannon’s publication of the male sex role theory adopted a mixed method analysis approach.…
The definition of Connells’s theory of the gender order is “the way in which institutional structures (known as gender regimes) and individual identities intersect to produce the social arrangements that mean one gender can dominate another politically, socially and economically. ”(Zajdow, 2011, p. 258). These structures consist of different factors that are not physical in nature. This essay will evaluate this theory and break it down into its components, these components are, but not limited to: patriarchy, different forms of masculinities (hegemonic and homosexual), femininity and gender inequality. Then finally it will be discussed with regards to the workplace and the validity of this theory.…