independence, pride, resiliency, self-control, and physical strength. However, masculinity has gone beyond these qualities to stress competitiveness, toughness, aggression, and power. The flip side of masculinity is nurturance- not a quality perceived as masculine and therefore not valued. Because of this boys and men experience a greater emotional distance from other people with fewer opportunities to participate in meaningful interpersonal relationships. Studies significantly show that fathers spend very small amounts of time interacting with their children. In addition, men report that they seldom have intimate relationships with other men, reflecting their homophobia. They are afraid of getting too close and don't know how to take down the walls that they have built between themselves. How do you think men's experience of life effects families and society as a whole? What are the costs of this restricting definition of masculinity?
orange exclamation mark- you're right I only know what I have learned and experienced for myself. You, on the other hand, are male (I assume) so tell me, seriously, what is masculinity?
also- this is actually an excerpt from an essay written by a man (Cooper Thompson)
orange exclamation mark- you're right I only know what I have learned and experienced for myself. You, on the other hand, are male (I assume) so tell me, seriously, what is masculinity?
also- this is actually an excerpt from an essay written by a man (Cooper Thompson)