SOCI 1301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 99: Million Man March, Promise Keepers, Masculinity
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Boys and men are also restricted in the behaviors that they can do - they are supposed to like gym, sports, and physical activities . Specific elements of masculinity: no sissy stuff: no vulnerability, success element - masculinity proven in sports, work, aggressive- use force to deal with others, sexual - initiate control all sexual relations, self- reliant- keep your cool! The biggest general elements is antifeminism- learn what girls are supposed to do, then do the opposite! Boys who do not conform to this masculine model face constant criticism. This also explains why men hate sharing intimate feelings . Some groups have come out in favor of challenging these gender roles . They are good because they reassess the man"s role, but bad because they return the idea of male dominance. Gender differentiation/stratification: margaret mead looked cross-culturally at gender, in order to separate nature from nurture .
