The average life expectancy of an American male is 73 years, meanwhile, it is 80 years for females. In the article “Men Still Die Before Women. Is Toxic Masculinity to Blame?” by Haider Javed Warraich and Robert Califf, the authors come to the conclusion that masculinity causes men to die earlier than women. Michael Kimmel, author of “Bros before Hos: The Guy Code”, digs even deeper into why masculinity is to blame for the shorter life expectancy of men. Kimmel also includes many anecdotes, discussions from his classes, and other articles that focused on this subject to further bring light on to this topic. Whoever reads these articles will clearly see that masculinity is the main cause of men dies sooner than women.
Michael Kimmel asked many male college students what it means to be a man, and received responses that were the traditional views of being a “macho man.” In his made-up list, from the responses of …show more content…
It is not only genetics but the society’s image of what makes a man, a man. Men are, at a young age, are forced to – yes, forced: proven in Kimmel’s article – follow these “rules of being a man.” These articles prove that how society is very cruel to men because they are taught not to be “week” or show no “emotions.” I think this will leave many men traumatized, dissociated, and often unknowingly sick. For instance, my uncle who died from cancer. He never went to see a doctor. We knew that something was going on with him. When we offered him to go to the doctor but he refused and gave some excuses that he was fine. One day he was in an awful condition where he couldn’t move at all and he decided to see a doctor. However, it was too late because he had last stage cancer. It was too late for him to treat. After a few months, he passed away. These expectations of behavior from men encourage drinking, smoking, and depression that cause early
Michael Kimmel asked many male college students what it means to be a man, and received responses that were the traditional views of being a “macho man.” In his made-up list, from the responses of …show more content…
It is not only genetics but the society’s image of what makes a man, a man. Men are, at a young age, are forced to – yes, forced: proven in Kimmel’s article – follow these “rules of being a man.” These articles prove that how society is very cruel to men because they are taught not to be “week” or show no “emotions.” I think this will leave many men traumatized, dissociated, and often unknowingly sick. For instance, my uncle who died from cancer. He never went to see a doctor. We knew that something was going on with him. When we offered him to go to the doctor but he refused and gave some excuses that he was fine. One day he was in an awful condition where he couldn’t move at all and he decided to see a doctor. However, it was too late because he had last stage cancer. It was too late for him to treat. After a few months, he passed away. These expectations of behavior from men encourage drinking, smoking, and depression that cause early