A Successful Man

Walter Lee Younger: an ambitious, hard working, family-man. Crazed for success in a world where success for a black man is nearly impossible. That, however, doesn’t stop Walter. He has to be brave, strong, and caring in a world that doesn't care for him. How many times can you stand back up after constantly being knocked down? In A Raisin in the Sun, Lorraine Hansberry portrays Walter as a man who thinks he has failed. Walter does everything in his power to try to make something of himself, even…

In The “New Man” and the Mexican Immigrant Man, Hondagneu-Sotelo and Messner argue that the “new man” are white privileged men and Mexican immigrant men are still seen as traditional sexist men because they do not possess much power in the U.S because they lack spatial mobility or family decision-making. The new man does not exist, but there are men who are performing more housework and are showing their feelings, but many of these men are white privileged males. In the U.S. Mexican immigrant…

Instead, I believe they just represent how the change in the economy has affected “partnering” differently in different parts of our society. Where some men may see a powerful and successful woman as a threat or an unwelcome divergence from what they view as normal socioeconomic roles, others may see an opportunity, or an equal. Then in other parts of society it may be the women who fail to see the majority of the men around them as…

states, “he will know if and when he has arrived as a Real Man when the voices of authority, white males, say he is a real man”. In essence, the message sent to young black boys and other ethnicities, is that they are still inferior to the “white man” and unless “the white man” approves, they can never successful. Daily exposure to such programming can only take away hope and instill in young black, Hispanic and Asian boys that successful will always be out of…

possible that we are culturally preconditioned to subconsciously believe that men are more superior to women, yet morally see them as equals without even realizing it? Perhaps so. Hugh Garner’s “The Yellow Sweater” begins with a successful, plump middle-aged business man who is driving home from his most recent business trip. As he passes by several hitchhikers on his way home, he refuses to help any of them; except for one young teenaged…

often complain about them once we are deeply rooted in them. For some, we experience a series of difficult relationships. For others, we live in a marriage or life partnership that feels like hard work. Most relationships don’t work out between a man and a woman is because they cannot work out their differences. There is constant interpretation, explanations and apologies for assumptions and miscommunication. For example, say a guy’s girlfriend is not able to pay her bills, buy her own food or…

women being treated as inferior because they are forced to deform themselves in order to marry a good man. I believe that women should not be seen as inferior. Women should be treated equally. In society now a woman is still seen as inferior. I have noticed that women still get paid less in jobs. In other cultures, the woman is seen as an object or a slave. For instance, foot binding made a man feel dominant. John…

Keven Carlson Comm 3070-001 Gender Roles Challenged in New Girl In September of 2011 a new television show aired named “New Girl” it told the story of a young girl in Los Angeles who, after a break-up with a long time boy friend, tries to find a new place to live. She ends up finding a place where she wants to stay, but the catch is that she’ll be living with 3 men, all single in their thirties. This show, starring Zoe Deschanel, on the surface may seem like a light-hearted, quirky comedy,…

Pioneers!” are not shamed for their gender reversals, Alexandra is actually seemed to be praised for being masculine. Alexandra is the character that the audience gets to see gender reversal in. Carl is also described differently than the stereotypical man. While Alexandra and Carl are the most prominent characters that show gender disregard, or reversal, there are characters that show gender disregard in subtle ways. Lou and Oscar are seen as masculine, but when Alexandra, a woman, is given the…

their economic standing compared to other men. Where a man stands in the economic hierarchy of society reveals a lot about what kind of man they are. Men strive to be as high as they can in economical standing. This was especially true during the Victorian era because one’s wealth told people how “manly” they were. The stereotypical male, showcased in literature, was one who could work and make enough money to support an entire family. If a man failed to do this he was considered feminine. There…