Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold explore the theme of violent masculinity through the actions of major characters such as Okonkwo and the Vicario twins. Achebe’s Okonkwo displays his masculinity by obtaining titles and accomplishments and hiding his emotions. Marquez’s Vicario twins validate their masculinity by murdering […]
Abstract It is in this study that the link between the lust for power and rape is examined. The primary topic is toxic masculinity – specifically hegemonic masculinity – and how it encourages rape. It is hypothesized in this study that hegemonic masculinity stems from someone’s background and is present cross culturally, as the subordination […]
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Get startedWhen someone asks you to picture your perfect idea of a man, what do you see? Is he strong, is he tough, is he aggressive? All these traits are stereotypes of hypermasculinity. Hypermasculinity is, “[t]he inflation of stereotypic masculine attitudes and behaviors involving callous attitudes toward women, and the belief that violence is manly and […]
Alice Walker is the author of The Color Purple in which Celie, the main character of this novel, endures experiences that would be unbearable for most people. By the end of the novel, Celie was able to overcome those experiences by finding the physical and mental strength to survive. A theme is defined as a […]
Masculinity and femininity are social identities that are assigned to an individual. As individuals become socialized they develop a gender identity, they view themselves in relation to societal gender norms. This requires understanding what it means to be a “man” or a “woman” and whether they fit into the gender roles that society has placed […]
Munoz (1999) posited that disidentification is a mechanism used by marginalized groups in order to survive in a world into which they do not fit or necessarily desire to conform, and which punishes, ostracizes, derides, or even kills said “fringe members” of the dominant group. Through disidentification, those who are marginalized engage in a “performance” […]
For a considerable amount of the literature in English language, sex and gender are shown to be equitable with certain human traits. Strength is defined as a predominantly male trait while weakness is shown as the female one. Men are depicted as stable while women are shown as impulsive and unpredictable. Logic is shown as […]
The film Rebel Without a Cause follows Jim Stark, a troubled teenager, played by James Dean, in a classic tale of a rebellious teen grappling with complexities as he comes of age. The movie is set in a post-war 1950s era when several forces including the pressure brought by the Cold War and the rise […]
Throughout our history, the idea of violence, heteronormativity, homophobia, and misogyny are popular among the masculine race. In the movie, Fight Club, this is especially prevalent. The film’s narrative is structured around a sacred ritual that reaffirms heterosexuality and masculinity at the expense of violence and homosexuality. Heteronormativity is a system that works to normalize […]
Throughout Fight Club, we follow a story that is told by a narrator who battles his sense of self. By depending on different types of outlets and people around him, he starts to build his identity through them. The narrative crisis that evolves throughout this film is built on Corporate America and the amount of […]
Sexism in school began to become a topic of discussion when Title IX of Education Amendments Act was passed in 1972, which “”prohibited sex discrimination against students of employees in any federally funded program”” (Davies, Evans 255). It became clear that textbooks were not only teaching children math and science, but they were also being […]
Introduction Masculinity is an array of characteristics, behaviors, and roles linked with boys and men. Socially, the idea of masculinity is not associated with biological sex of a man. It can be characterized by physical attributes, achievements of power and success, and the restriction of emotions (O’Neil, 2008). Traditionally, straight men have been characterized as […]
Both men and women are constrained by the binary gender system. Men and women are labeled in society. Men are made to prove themselves in society. To show just how powerful they are and that they are expected to do more than women. Society label men as independent people. That they do not need help […]
Introduction Gender is the structure of social relations that centers on the reproductive arena, and the sets of practices that bring reproductive distinctions between bodies into social processes (Connell 2009). It can also be described as how we organize societies that we from and how we organize our organs. Our organs can be organized in […]
Going off to college can be a pivotal moment in a young man’s life– he is away from home, has more independence, has to make new friends, etc. Once a young man is placed in a new environment surrounded by other men, they may feel obligated to “prove” themselves masculine through conventional masculine norms that […]
In short, Tough Guise is an educational documentary geared towards students in college and high school to systematically examine the relationship between the use of imagery in pop culture and the social construction of masculine roles in the United States. Jackson Katz, who is known as a social critic and anti sexism activist argues, “that […]
Critical theorist, feminist, and Professor of Political and Social Science and professor of philosophy, Nancy Fraser, has a scheme for defining social justice that she refers to as the “”Participatory Parity.”” She presents that social justice “requires a social arrangement that allows all [people] to participate as peers.” In other words, she calls for the deconstruction […]
Gender inequality often manifests itself in various ways including unequal access to such things as education, power, resources, as well as socio-cultural practices that are discriminatory. (Kagasten, Gibbs, Blum, et al., 2016). It is the primary determinant for differentials in sex for both mortality and morbidity. Gender inequality affects the lives of both men and […]
Gender inequality has been evidenced for a long period. As evidenced in chapter six of the book Gender by (Wade and Ferree 126) genders are distributed unequally and that, both women and men need to embrace gender for the society to be fully functional. Inequality and masculinity is a true thing and from the book […]
Gender inequality in the United States has been an issue since before our time with women and girls making strides since the early 1900’s to gain gender equity. Gender inequality is looked at as a key factor that underpins violence against women, why men produce certain acts of violence over woman and why men are […]
“In this essay I shall show the ways in which care, and gender intersect in order to illustrate some of the causes of inequality in South Africa. I shall do this by firstly defining gender and two terms that are closely related to it. Secondly, I shall define care and show how it can be […]
Doherty Tea TEa TEA Vincente Minelli’s 1956 film, Tea and Sympathy is a social problem film which showed both the limitations and potential of the genre. It fits with other films of the genre in that it attacks a point of prejudice, gender role fulfillment, which is related to postwar perspectives. It also contains themes […]
No one should have to deal with the trauma of rape. In an ideal world, men and women could walk down the street, naked, with no comments or harassment from individuals or groups. Let’s face it, not everyone should be seen naked but in an optimum world, they should have the ability to go unharmed. […]
General summary Both articles discuss the following topics: effect of life events on families and couples such as divorce, death etc. Reasons that can break families. How to help families stay together. Different factors that can affect families and relationships such as education, ethnicity, employment etc. Development of family and couple psychology. The main research […]
I chose the film Miss Congeniality, which is a fictional movie produced by Sandra Bullock herself and filmed in 2000. The film opens at a school where a boy is picking on another. We see Gracie Hart as a child who beats up the bully and tries to help the victim, who instead, criticizes her […]
“In the opinion editorial, “My Amendment,” George Saunders brings attention to the controversial opinions regarding same sex marriage during the year of 2004, in which the ban on gay marriage was heavily disputed. He advocates as a person against same sex marriage in order to humorously mock those opposed to sex marriage’s entitled attitudes towards […]
“The Gates To Women?s Country” by Sheri S. Tepper was assigned to me to read. Little did I know, how much topics that were brought up into the book is relevant to today?s society. This book, much like others includes political and social issues. The Gate To Women?s Country is based in the future, where […]
Anthony Burgess wrote in the 1962 novel A Clockwork Orange that, “The important thing is moral choice. Evil has to exist along with good, in order that moral choice may operate. Life is sustained by the grinding opposition of moral entities.” (Burgess) Such is the dichotomy that makes Amiri Baraka’s 1964 play The Toilet so […]
In the article ” Fluid and Shifting: Racialized, Gendered, and sexual identify in Africa American Children” Which by Denise Isom. In this Article Isom talks about how researchers did a study on African American Children, and racialized gender identity. In this study the researchers used different was to do their research which are: 1) questionnaires, […]
Sports are both one of the most idolized and contested activities in our society today. Historically, sports have been used as a display for the public, for both entertainment and social purposes. Sports also provide professional opportunities for athletes and coaches at the highest level of performance. Regardless of the purpose or presentation, sports have […]
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