Argumentative Essay On Masculinity In Women

In recent discussions of whether men are acting masculine, a controversial issue has been whether men are acting feminine. From this perspective, men are acting more feminine. In the words of Michael Kimmel, one of those views main proponents “men still feel the need to show their masculinity.” according to this view, men should always show their masculinity. In sum, then, the issue is whether men have stopped being masculine or have not stopped being masculine but have changed the meaning of masculinity in current society. My own view is that men are still acting like men just the way that they must contribute to society has changed. Though I concede that the personality of men has changed, I still maintain that this change is normal and is the best for society 's interest. For example, men cooking and cleaning. Although some might object that those men are performing mainly feminine tasks, I …show more content…
A woman’s place was in the kitchen, the man’s place was the head of household and the breadwinner. “The majority of children had come to live in a household where the father was the bread winner and the mother the housemaker.” (Coontz 29) As society develops and changes, men and woman’s roles have become more equal and a lot of the older generations of men feel that this has been emasculating to the younger generation of men. This isn’t the case anymore though because it’s very necessary for a household to have two parents working, in some cases even when both parents are working it’s still hard to make ends meet. So it’s not a case of women emasculating men by working outside the home to earn money for the family, but its women helping the men and expecting both parties to share responsibilities inside the home and outside the