This reading talks about the common stereotypes of men and woman. In the U.S., masculinity is characterizes by men been naturally competitive and aggressive. Often masculine tendencies are described towards competition, domination and violence. However, there are some traits that men and woman share, such as, caring, compassion, and tenderness. This traits often depend in the situation a man cannot always be caring compassionate and tenderly whereas, woman are often expected to have these traits. Masculinity views are threatening for woman because men believe they can acquire dominance towards the woman. Nonetheless, men are still exempt of the possibility of been raped, beaten by men or woman. Although, men often do not cry because they have
