In history there have been many beliefs about intimacy, prostitution, and marriage within urban communities in different countries. In the article “Masculinities And The Nation In The Modern World: Between Hegemony And Marginalization” by Sasheed Aderinto he clarifies on the concept about the expenses of a marriage bride within Nigeria, Africa. Marriage is critical within Nigerian communities because it represented the status of a man that can manage to afford an expensive bride. This created conflicts between young male adults and elders whereas the elders have the ability to increase marriage bride prices for these unmarried young men. In the article “Fierce Questions and Taunts: Married Life in Working Class London, 1870-1914” by Ellen Ross
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The similarity between both articles is that there are challenges to gain a status of masculinity. In the article “Masculinities And The Nation In The Modern World: Between Hegemony And Marginalization” by Sasheed Aderinto, he says, “Nigeria allows us to identify two types of masculinities, namely hegemonic that Is the rural patriarch who imposed bride price, and the subordinate, that is the young men who worked in cities, mines, and on plantations to acquire the resources to fulfill marriage rites and obligations.”(pg.247) This shows how men in Nigeria had to show their masculinity by the amount of money they are willing to invest in a bride. The elderly would often manipulate and increase his daughter bride price since they maintain imperialism as the dominant male. According to Sasheed Aderinto he says, “...blackmailed their elders for monetizing marriage and associating marriage with slavery; highlighted the impact of exorbitant marriage payment on the individual…”(pg.256) This shows how unmarried single men were treated as slaves because the hard work they put in to save on outrages bride prices. This created tensions within the young male adult because the elders are not satisfied for the amount of work they have done. According to Ellen Ross in “Fierce Questions and Taunts: Married Life in Working Class London, 1870-1914” he says, “Husbands were supposed to “keep” their families, but everyone knew in reality they would regularly fail.”(pg.576) Although many people would doubt on a man for maintaining a family he would still manage to have it at the end of the day. The masculinity is revealed through hard work by supporting their family and having the desire to have one. This is similar to Sasheed Aderinto article because it shows unmarried Nigerian men craving for an expensive bride and creating a family to
The similarity between both articles is that there are challenges to gain a status of masculinity. In the article “Masculinities And The Nation In The Modern World: Between Hegemony And Marginalization” by Sasheed Aderinto, he says, “Nigeria allows us to identify two types of masculinities, namely hegemonic that Is the rural patriarch who imposed bride price, and the subordinate, that is the young men who worked in cities, mines, and on plantations to acquire the resources to fulfill marriage rites and obligations.”(pg.247) This shows how men in Nigeria had to show their masculinity by the amount of money they are willing to invest in a bride. The elderly would often manipulate and increase his daughter bride price since they maintain imperialism as the dominant male. According to Sasheed Aderinto he says, “...blackmailed their elders for monetizing marriage and associating marriage with slavery; highlighted the impact of exorbitant marriage payment on the individual…”(pg.256) This shows how unmarried single men were treated as slaves because the hard work they put in to save on outrages bride prices. This created tensions within the young male adult because the elders are not satisfied for the amount of work they have done. According to Ellen Ross in “Fierce Questions and Taunts: Married Life in Working Class London, 1870-1914” he says, “Husbands were supposed to “keep” their families, but everyone knew in reality they would regularly fail.”(pg.576) Although many people would doubt on a man for maintaining a family he would still manage to have it at the end of the day. The masculinity is revealed through hard work by supporting their family and having the desire to have one. This is similar to Sasheed Aderinto article because it shows unmarried Nigerian men craving for an expensive bride and creating a family to