Masculinity Essays and Term Papers
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Masculinity..Falling?
'Masculinity' is a concept that is made up of more rigid stereotypes than femininity. Representations of men across all media tend to focus on the following: Strength - physical and intellectual Power Sexual attractiveness (which may be based on the above) Physique Independence (of thought, action) Male characters are often represented as isolated, as not needing to rely on others (the lone hero). If they capitulate to being part of a family, it is often
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The Percieved Cost’s of Masculinity
In the movie Mystic River, director Clint Eastwood attempts to portray the many cultural effects and ramifications of “traditional” masculinity in today’s society. This is seen in the character of Jimmy Markum, who embodies the image of the stereotypical neighborhood “thug” with the slicked back hair, and a face as if it were carved out of marble. The movie’s climax is when Jimmy revengefully slays Dave, his childhood friend, and suspected murderer of Markum’s eldest
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Masculine Pursuits
Throughout the history of humanity, words such as virile, athletic, aggressive, and brave have been virtually synonymous with masculinity. The alpha male has been the stoic bastion of leadership, strength, and individualism that any boy would one day hope, nay, dream to attain. Even literary genius Camille Paglia once stated, "A woman simply is, but a man must become" (Camille 1). How times have changed. In his work, Jungle Fever, Pete Wells analyzes the King
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Gender: Feminism and Masculinity
In a recent meta-analysis by Kite and Whitley in 1996, it was confirmed that men hold more negative attitudes toward homosexuality than do women. They also determined that men's attitudes toward homosexuality are particularly negative when the person being rated is a gay man rather than a lesbian. Their review of the literature also highlighted the complex nature of attitudes toward homosexuality noted by others. In order to understand the constructive attitudes of homosexuality, there
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The Unanswered Question of Masculinity
Gender is a very strange topic in today’s society. Many people don’t know what to do with people who are transvestites or transsexuals and they often times hate them because they are different. People always think that there can only be two types of gender: masculine and feminine. People also feel that these genders most always correspond to a person’s sex. So if the person is a male, then most people wouldn’t accept that person
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Masculine Dominance in Hemingway
Ernest Hemingway and Masculine Dominance “But man is not made for defeat. A Man can be destroyed but never defeated.” This quotation from the late Ernest Hemingway in the Old Man and the Sea summarizes his view on masculinity. Hemingway’s works are both criticized and praised for their portrayal of masculinity. Hemingway equated masculinity with toughness and guts. Also Hemingway’s beliefs on masculinity were dependent upon control of women. Hemmingway once said, “To me
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Feminism and Masculinity
In contemporary society, hegemonic masculinity is defined by physical strength and boldness, heterosexuality, economic independence, authority over women and other men, and an interest in sexual relationships. While most men do not embody all of these qualities, society supports hegemonic masculinity within all its institutions, including the educational institute, the religious institute and other institutes which form the ideological state apparatus. Standards of masculinity vary from time to time, from culture to culture. However, masculinity
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We Put the Male Back into Masculinity and Male Psyche
Men put pressure upon themselves to be viewed in a certain way by society and others. Masculinity is defined as "the quality or condition of being masculine." Male psyche is best defined as "to put into the right psychological frame of mind." [dictionary.com] Three stories that show masculinity and male psyche are, "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven" by Sherman Alexie, "The Bath" and "A Small Good Thing" by Raymond Carver, and
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Masculinity Vs Femininity
Masculinity Vs Femininity (Pakistani Context) There are some few factors which we have to consider when we talk about Masculinity and Femininity in any particular culture. 1. Proportion of the gender having more or equal dominance 2. Values held by the different genders 3. Expectations of organizational roles for each gender 4. Contribution of each gender in Decision making 5. Influence of the religion 6. Degree of competitiveness and Assertiveness in genders Now I will
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Why Is the Growth in the Public Sector Associated with the Crisis in Masculinity?
The word ‘masculine’ is derived from the Latin word ‘masculus’ which means ‘male’. It is defined as: ‘having the qualities or appearance traditionally associated with men’. Dominating, competitive, intellectual, breadwinners, provider, independent and proud, are all examples of stereotypic notions of masculinity. Sex is biological, gender is socially performed. Masculinity is a gender role associated with social status. ‘In a world in which status is distributed with the pay-packet, personal self-worth and social status
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Masculinity
Encarta dictionary defines masculinity as “those qualities conventionally supposed to make a man an excellent specimen”; but what exactly are those qualities? Many would say that physical strength, ability to compete in sports, or even the ability to hold liquor are all parts of masculinity. In ancient Greece, they called this quality andreia, literally meaning “manliness”. In truth, masculinity is a much deeper trait that can be viewed differently by a variety of people. Realistically,
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Heterosexual Masculinity and Homophobia
In the Journal of Homosexuality, I found an article titled "Heterosexual Masculinity and Homophobia: A Reaction to the Self?" This article discussed information based on a case study that was done on 74 college males. The study investigated the link between heterosexual masculinity and homophobia. "Heterosexual Masculinity and Homophobia: A Reaction to the Self" examined specific areas as the predictors of homophobia. One area discussed was gender self-discrepancy. Gender discrepancy is how well a male
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Introducing... Masculinism
It was around 2200 hrs on September 22nd, when I disembarked at the King Fahd International Airport in Saudi Arabia only to realize that the following day was the sole holiday in the kingdom and that majority of the airport staff had decided to make the most of the rare long weekend and were on leave. There were only three immigration officers to cater to some 500 passengers and the consequence was three awfully long
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Of Iron and Men: The Quest for Masculinity in Rebecca Harding Davis's Life in The Iron Mills
Of Iron and Men: The Quest for Masculinity in Rebecca Harding Davis’s Life in The Iron Mills What is a Man? “A cloudy day: do you know what that is in a town of iron-works? The sky sank down before dawn, muddy, flat, immovable. The air is thick, clammy with the breath of crowded human beings” (Davis 11). This is how the short story Life in the Iron Mills begins. The author, Rebecca Harding Davis,
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Jewish Masculinity
The Nice Jewish boy is a stereotype of Jewish masculinity which circulates within the American Jewish community, as well as in mainstream American culture which has been influenced by the Jewish minority. In the Jewish Journal there is an article describing a young boys Barmitzfa in �Today I Am a Man’, by Rabbi Ed Feinstein. He goes on to speak about how �Today I am a man. But what do you know about being a
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Media Content Reflects Changing Dominant Discourses About Femininity and Masculinity
The notion that media content reflects changing dominant discourses with regards to masculinity and femininity appears to be an on going debate, although traditional representations of men and women are still very much evident in media content, for example domesticity, motherhood and women’s role in the home, it is notable that due to shifts in a cultured society, one that claims to be of fairness and equality, that there are still repetitious marginalisation’s which currently
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Masculinity Research
Masculinity Research Eric Jackson 05.08.06 Advisor Prof. Rader Intent of Study “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” - Verbal The Usual Suspects(1995) “The prime paradox of gender is that in order to dismantle the institution you must first make it very visible, which is the purpose of this book.” -Judith Lorder Paradoxes of Gender (1994:10) This project started in a Social Control and Human Freedom class. The
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