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    A man’s masculinity is constantly judged and scrutinized in society nowadays. As the notion of masculinity can vary from era to era‚ there is no specific definition that fits into all cultures and attitudes. One way of understanding masculinity can be looking into women’s preferences to men’s faces. Women may find masculine faces more attractive‚ especially at the peak of their menstrual cycles (Penton-Voak‚ 1999). Association between masculine facial features and measures of immuno-competence also

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    identity. As Johnny’s eyes are open to his manhood he departs on a lifelong journey into his masculinity. What the young boy doesn’t know is that along the way he will be faced with many false ideologies of manhood. The biggest culprit lies in the portrayal of men in the media. The media is saturated with male role models. However the underlining message preached from the media is that of a hyper masculinity and not a proper view of what a man is to become. The media promotes an unhealthy representation

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    Masculinity Men use their masculinity in all its complexly nuanced forms to achieve their goals in ways rather different from the ways women achieve theirs. Masculinity is the articulation of dominance and male gender yet gender is nothing but the construction of difference. Society‚ media‚ and the way a person is raised or brought up are factors that affect people’s lives. An example of this is when Susan Brownmiller writes‚ “As I passed through a stormy adolescence to a stormy maturity

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    in the day’s where women were seen as the person who would take care of the home and the kids‚ leaving the men to do the work only. In Greer’s work “Masculinity” she proclaims that women are being mistreated and even at a young age girls are treated different from boys. She goes about saying how mothers pay closer attention to their young boys (Greer 5). Giving them love and attention‚ the boy grows up with some positive self-esteem. Even if the boy is the ugly duckling‚ he would still think he is

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    Masculinity: Who has claim? Throughout the course of history‚ the social concept of the hunter and gatherer remained unprovoked. The responsibility of the hunter fell on the shoulders of men while the responsibilities of the gatherer burdened the women. Men were born to lead‚ protect‚ and fight while women were born to be submissive‚ serve‚ and care for the home. Over time‚ society defined the roles of the two genders. Men were attributed as “the head of the family” and “the provider”; women were

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    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

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    Masculinity In America

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    In Michael A. Messner’s article‚ “The Masculinity of the Governator: Muscle and Compassion in American Politics‚” Messner described how Republican candidates‚ but specifically Arnold Schwarzenegger‚ used hegemonic masculinity to influence voters. The author explains that hegemonic masculinity‚ as it pertains to politics‚ is not just about having power‚ but rather it is having power along the correct combination of identities such as class‚ race and gender‚ in order to command authority from more

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    Masculinity And Feminity

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    November 2014 Modern day Masculinity vs. Femininity Masculinity and femininity are expressed through the actions of a human. Masculinity and femininity is measured by society’s viewpoints to what is appropriate. Modern day masculinity and femininity is defined by physical appearance‚ daily chores‚ and objects a person values. Masculinity and femininity take great car in their appearance. In the photo I see a man working out‚ very muscular. This shows that masculinity results in the muscular and

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    Masculinity In Movies

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    Masculinity: the definition of how a real man is suppose to act. The specific traits and behaviors that are associated with masculinity have changed drastically over the decades‚ and even over just a few years. These ideas have completely flipped around‚ changing from a masculine man being kind‚ respectful to women‚ and well groomed to being messy‚ rude‚ and disrespectful. The representation of masculinity has been negatively influenced through multiple types of media by including the wrong ideas

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    Masculinity in Westerns

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    Final Exam What makes a hero a hero? In the western movies‚ The Searchers‚ High Noon‚ and Rio Bravo‚ each film portrays the issue of masculinity in three distinctive ways. In each of these movies the main character is left with defeating the bad guys. In all three of the movies‚ the main character is able to represent the traditional masculinity‚ toughness‚ and honor. In both the movies The Searchers and Rio Bravo‚ John Wayne plays the main character. Wayne at this time in America was pictured

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