Stereotypes Of Men Research Paper

In our modern day society, men are regarded mainly as strong, dominant figures who know exactly what they plan to do, and how they will carry out those plans. In short, to be a man means being powerful and the epitome of blunt force in human terms. Consequently, those who show weakness are looked down on or shamed, similarly to women who are seen as inferior in strength. In contrast, men are expected to put up a strong front and take out their emotions in a gratuitously violent way that romanticizes their strength. Consequently, what men present in a representation of themselves can often be someone very different from who they wish to be; society expects men to uphold dominance and strength.
Although society expects men to hold these personality …show more content…
If a man was raped or experienced domestic abuse from a woman somehow, slapping, biting, hitting, while it is true that the woman would be looked at as crazy and unreasonable, men would be expected to shrug off something potentially traumatic. Constantly, society expects men to reach higher standards, in which they’re stronger, faster, more enduring than what may be healthy. Although society seems to be a more patriarchal existence, women are very much more victimized; men do not receive as much help because it is not acknowledged as serious. A common misconception that would provide further insight on this thought is that many people believe that men cannot be raped and that there is no actual evidence to prove that they were. Although the actual definition of rape is ambiguous or androgynous in the way that it does not pertain to one sex, people often associate it to women and disregard what male victims would go through. A statement that the world sees in a joking light is “Not all men.” A person will go through traumatic moments in life and often, the logical course of action after that seems to be to avoid anything that may cause a similar situation to take place. Consequently, many men are stereotyped after the media represents them in such a contemptful light that often remind others of what people are really capable of. Unfortunately, this also means that those who are …show more content…
Throughout the course of the events described in the book, Brett consecutively goes back to Jake and opens up about her struggles with men and how she really would have liked to be with him. Similarly, however subtle it may be, Jake’s behavior seems to indicate a symptom of being unstable, represented how he and his friends consume so much alcohol without blinking an eye. Although it wasn’t recent, Jake’s behavior implies that he is emotionally affected from his injury from the war. An example is Jake’s constant need to sleep with Brett and be with her, but being prevented by it. Despite the fact that she seems to be what he needs to feel satisfied, Jake will never be able to be with her because he can’t consummate their