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    xiv ABSTRAK Diah Kusumawati‚ S2204005. 2006. Konstruksi Maskulinitas Pada Media (Studi Analisis Wacana Pada Majalah Laki-laki “For Him Magazine”). Tesis : Program Pascasarjana Universitas Sebelas Maret Surakarta. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memahami dan mendeskripsikan: (1) Konstruksi maskulinitas pada majalah laki-laki gaya hidup FHM. Tujuan tersebut dilengkapi dengan penjelasan realitas sosial yang melatarbelakangi hadirnya majalah laki-laki FHM (global dan lokal/Indonesia); (2) Konstruksi

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    The Violin explores the dark historical ties between masculinity and femininity in Mexico’s dirty war. By highlighting the necessity to have both men and women working together masculinity and femininity are able to take new powerful forms that are not only challenged by each other but also by the state. In the opening scene of the movie the man we assume to be Genaro is being tortured by counter insurgents. While Genero has his hands tied behind his back the Counter insurgent extends his pistol

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    The concept of masculinity is encouraged and reinforced to young boys before they are able to comprehend what they are being taught. Society regurgitates these ideologies of what is an acceptable form of masculinity‚ and passes them on to other men and boys. The exposure that young boys and other men retain from what masculinity should be‚ is not limited to what their family consciously projects on to them‚ but also in various forms of media. Such as‚ on television‚ within the film at the movie theaters

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    prominent and permeating theme in Macbeth is the roles and characteristics of masculinity and femininity. Throughout the play Shakespeare presents the audience with strong and sometimes conflicting views of these gender roles. What exactly defines being a man or a woman? How does an individual’s grasp of these roles effect their actions? Shakespeare shows that a clear and accurate understanding of the concept of masculinity is of critical importance in the success of a ruler. In particular‚ he illustrates

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    Engelska A‚ Professional English Cultural Studies IMAGES AND IDEAS OF FEMININITY AND MASCULINITY JOHANNA LINDBERG (861222-0148) Berit Åström Spring 2010-03-14 Department of Language Studies Umeå University In this paper I will present an analysis of two fitness magazines‚ Self and Men’s Fitness. Having read a lot of fitness magazines myself‚ I am used to the way women’s magazines

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    People always go as far as saying at time that what a man can do‚ a woman can do it and even better with solid examples attached to it like lady pilots in airplanes‚ ladies as presidents like in Argentina and the Philippines a year back. Masculinity versus Femininity (MAS) is one of a dimension clearly visible in my culture. I want to think this applies to a greater part of African tradition as well. For the Mankon people‚ usually in the rural areas‚ the male represents permit me ‘Alpha and Omega’.

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    they’re still continuing to create more that unsurprisingly influence the girls in our society. Each princess of Disney’s undoubtedly came along with their own distinct personalities‚ however all of them portrayed some similar characteristics that correlated with the same intentions of being a princess if not already one. However‚ each story that goes along with these infamous princesses is how masculinity and femininity are depicted in the movies that Disney has created and continues to create. It often

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    Simon Thomson The construction of masculinity in Beowulf: hæleð under heofenum or selerædenne? As it opens‚ Beowulf appears to leap confidently‚ taking audience with narrator into the shared world of story with wit and certainty: Hwæt! We gardena in geardagum (l.1) Listen! We of the Spear Danes in the past days...1 Immediately‚ however‚ this certainty becomes qualified: we are not part of an admiring audience to the glittering past‚ and have not heard of the gardena themselves

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    that media content reflects changing dominant discourses with regards to masculinity and femininity appears to be an on going debate‚ although traditional representations of men and women are still very much evident in media content‚ for example domesticity‚ motherhood and women’s role in the home‚ it is notable that due to shifts in a cultured society‚ one that claims to be of fairness and equality‚ that there are still repetitious marginalisation’s which currently proliferate within media content

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    Masculine Mind Masculinity and femininity are defined for the most part as attributes of our evolutionary behaviors and rolls generally associated with their respected genders. Consider masculinity in our evolutionary past and alpha male thousands of years ago would have characteristics that would have been his physical products his ability to kill things‚ killing animals‚ killing people‚ dragging dinner home for the village this is survival were talking about. In the last few centuries masculinity has been

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