Masculinity

Various songs have been sung about America and how beautiful she is, but rarely is there a poem that describes the voices of those songs. In I Hear America Singing (1860), Walt Whitman conveys his concept of America as a unified nation. His poem explores the differing sort of people that Whitman contributes to creating America. They are exuberant, and strong. Although the poem is focused on the people, the title of the poem, I Hear America Singing, shows that Whitman thinks of these people as…

of (general) advertising research with findings indicating that gendered portrayals may affect women’s consumer participation (West, 1996). Depictions of masculinity and femininity in advertisements are not only related to consuming products and brands, but certain activities and travel as well. Consequently, meanings associated with masculinity and femininity are often communicated through advertisements. I therefore suggest that, particularly for those new to extreme outdoor recreation,…

you must possess uniquely feminine traits, continues to diminish men in todays society within the nursing profession. Sexual stereotypes are one of the main barriers that male nurses have to overcome. They are continuously questioned about their masculinity and continuously try to protect their masculine identity. In the nursing profession “It is assumed that men who choose nursing are gay.” These assumptions again go back to the patriarchal belief that the fundamentals of nursing and caring is…

in terms of both imagery and text, while females were minimally represented; Men were primarily portrayed in terms of traditional masculinity, while females were principally depicted in relation to emphasised femininity; Men were consistently prioritised over women; Men were the primary producers of content; Male journalists consistently performed hegemonic masculinity by displaying technological prowess. Each of these themes is presented and discussed…

is important to understand that gender is culturally constructed through different forms of emphasized femininity and masculinity in culture. Sex is the actual biological make up of men and women. What is masculine is not feminine, and what is feminine is not masculine according to our cultural norms. Our society has deemed it appropriate that gender should reflect sex; masculinity is aggressive and strong, while femininity is nurturing and poised. In this essay I will discuss how emphasized…

The novel Chronicle of a Death Foretold by Gabriel Garcia Marquez Angela is the main element of the novel. Without Angela being the hub of the novel there will be no purpose of the any of the events that occurred throughout the novel. Colombian society during that time was a male-dominant society. There were two roles in the novel, the machismo, and marianismo. These roles defined what a man and a woman were to do in religious, societal, and home environments. Marquez “...managed to capture…

Historically, masculinity has always been considered to be far superior to femininity. Whether you are speaking of biblical or medieval times, feminine characteristics have always been looked down upon. In recent decades women have started to become equal to men. Thus, The Road is a blow to this entire movement. The Road by Cormac McCarthy is a novel that shows femininity to be inferior to traditional masculine roles, which are portrayed as strong. In the novel, femininity or female…

Sociological belief is that gender is socially constructed. The articles, “Night to His Day” by Judith Lorber, “Football Ritual and the Social Reproduction of Masculinity” by Donald F. Sabo and Joe Panepinto and from Sociology: The Basics by John J. Macionis, section ten titled “Gender Stratification”, gender is explained, it is supported that gender is socially constructed and how today in the United States people become gendered. Gender is defined as “the personal traits and social positions…

Despite men being the dominant ones in our culture, more boys are falling behind. According to Claire Miller of the New York Times, “They graduate from high school and attend college at lower rates than girls and are more likely to get in trouble, which can hurt them when they enter the job market.” The reason for this Miller explains, is that boys are sensitive to disadvantage. As society shames boys who show emotion, things like growing up in poverty and not having a father around really takes…

“Boyhood, Organized Sports, and the Construction of Masculinities” written by Michael A. Messner discusses the sense of identity placed upon boys at a young age that coincides with sports. Messner interviewed former professional athletes to understand the masculinities of sports on a more micro level. His article argues that organized sports are gendered institutions that are only there to make boys more masculine. This article argues that point very well though displaying the experiences of the…