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    George Washington University "Standing to the Wall": The Pressures of Masculinity in Romeo and Juliet Author(s): Robert Appelbaum Source: Shakespeare Quarterly‚ Vol. 48‚ No. 3 (Autumn‚ 1997)‚ pp. 251-272 Published by: Folger Shakespeare Library in association with George Washington University Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2871016 Accessed: 18/01/2010 06:26 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at http://www.jstor

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    United States Masculinity | Introduction During the twentieth century there have been several leading studies‚ findings and theories to attempt to rationalize and explain masculinity and gender roles in the United States. Some have been based on biblical reference‚ others on pure animal instinct and some based on modern research. In the following pages I will describe my own factors and qualities that define what it means to be man; that is to understand modern masculinity in the United

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    Masculinity is a topic that has been debated in our society extensively‚ through research as well as in informal settings. Many wonder what it means to be masculine‚ and if we can really assign a definition to such a subjective term. After all‚ shouldn’t one’s own perception be the determinant of what constitutes masculinity? This self-construction would be the ideal in our society‚ but unfortunately‚ it represents a false belief. Masculinity has certain characteristics assigned to it by our culture

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    for men" because they are willing to reject the feminine qualities such as patience and forgiveness (III.i.93). The word "men" is associated with vengeance and retaliation is seen as a way to demonstrate masculinity. Shakespeare includes this passage to demonstrate how the need to prove masculinity can be used to provoke characters to murder. The characters’ belief in the inferiority of women is so strong‚ they are willing to murder in order to avoid appearing effeminate. Macbeth informs the murderers

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    post-feminism and masculinity is certainly something which is highly discussed in today’s society. The controversial term postfeminism is used in a number of analytically distinct ways‚ variously referring to an epistemological shift marking a discontinuation with earlier feminist thought‚ a historical juncture occurring after the ‘height’ of second wave feminism‚ or a ‘backlash’ against feminism (Gill 249)‚ whereas the outcome of this notion inevitably leads to an emergence of new masculinities. Fox’s situation

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    Calvin Labendia Professor Owens SOC-230-001 17 October 2014 Analyzing Boyhood‚ Organized Sports‚ and the Construction of Masculinities The article written by Michael Messner explores what are some true contributing factors that prepare a young boy in male-hood leading up to masculinity. He analyzes how creating the male masculine identity for a young boy can be a result of participating in organized sports. He conducted his research starting out with interviewing 30 male athletes who mostly played

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    society and others. Masculinity is defined as "the quality or condition of being masculine." Male psyche is best defined as "to put into the right psychological frame of mind." [dictionary.com] Three stories that show masculinity and male psyche are‚ "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fist Fight in Heaven" by Sherman Alexie‚ "The Bath" and "A Small Good Thing" by Raymond Carver‚ and "Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka. In sociology‚ Janet Saltzman Chafetz comprised of seven areas of masculinity. Those areas are:

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    Discuss Miller’s presentation of masculinity in A View from the Bridge Arthur Miller wrote this play in 1955. He has written many other plays including All My Sons‚ which was a success at Broadway. Miller was born in 1915‚ in New York City‚ but both his parent had emigrated to the US. This play revolves around emigration‚ so Miller has had a lot of personal experience. This play is based in the late 1940’s‚ just after the Second World War‚ when many people were emigrating to the US‚ looking

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    Hegemonic Masculinity‚” she explains what is homosociality and masculinity. Homosociality is when there are no sexual attractions held by men for members of their own sex. But according to Lipman-Blumen‚ homosociality promotes the distinction between men and women through segregation in social institutions. Not only that‚ Lipman says it also promotes the distinction of hegemonic masculinity and nonhegemonic masculinity between the opposing sexes. This leads to masculinity. Masculinity in Bird’s definition

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    A New Masculine and Feminine Identity Understanding cliched ideas of masculinity is fairly simple‚ but the process of challenging these stereotypes by defining new ideas of what it means to be masculine is exceptionally difficult. Fishing‚ bullfighting‚ and war all emphasise masculine qualities. Men are expected to delight in these things‚ idealizing manly events in order to increase their own sense of masculinity. Even more importantly is a man’s sense of sexual mastery. Stereotypically‚ a man

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