Masculinity_And_Gender_Roles

Masculinity And Gender Roles Throughout the years, and more recently, with the emergence of the feminine movement, masculinity is a topic that is being debated extensively. Through research as well as in informal settings, many men of today wonder what the true meaning of masculine is' Is it possible to assign a formal definition to such a subjective term; after all, shouldn't one's own perception be the determinant of what constitutes masculinity' This self-construction of one’s own being would be the ideal characterisation in our society, but unfortunately, it represents a false belief. Masculinity has certain characteristics assigned to it by our culture. Throughout this paper I will explore the many facets of masculinity and demonstrate how certain beliefs pertaining to it are perpetuated in our society. I will also uncover many of the contradictions between society's assigned definition of masculinity and the expectation that males learn throughout their lives how to act; contrary to the assigned and learned meaning. Men are primarily and secondarily socialised into believing that certain characteristics are definitive in determining their manliness and masculinity. These characteristics range from not crying when they get hurt to being and playing violently. The socialisation of masculinity in our society begins men, boys, masculinity, society, often, males, being, aggression, young, women, physical, ideal, violence, prowess, one, masculine, man, girls, emotion, certain, athletics, through, take, show, seen, school, rape, pollack, physically, over, life, however, high, health, gender