Femininity And Conformity

Furthermore, another stereotype against women is clearly stated by Pollak. According to Pollak’s theory, men commit crimes to ‘protect’ women and because as he kindly states, “the instigation of women” is the reason why men commit crimes (Anderson, 1976). According psychologists such as Pollak, Freud, Rogers and Thomas, women only commit crimes because they are “jealous” of men and therefore develop certain complex such as the penis envy. In addition, these psychologists claim that women use their sexuality in other to achieve what they want, when they want it and however they want it. As a result, the criminal justice system incarcerates women longer than men even if they have been convicted for the same offence(s) as they counterpart because they believe that they are “protecting” these women (Anderson, 1976).

Many individuals is faced with the decision of conforming or choosing personal desire, and it is not an easy decision. It is hard because being shunned by others for being different is not a good feeling. Choosing to conform over personal desire, often leads to loss. On the other hand, personal desire is what sets others apart and gives them joy. In the poem, “The Jackhammer Syndrome”, Al Purdy discusses the good and bad memories he has experienced. He goes through his memories of when he had fun and made mistakes, but he reflects on what he could have done better. The author of “The Jackhammer Syndrome informs against choosing the welcoming joy of conformity over the long-term gains of personal desire. Making the decision to pursue conformity over personal desire may seem easy at first, but if the choice is to conform, the joy it gives will not last. Making the decision to pursue conformity over personal desire Conformity may seem to give joy at first, but it does not last. When Al is playing pool with his brother, he wants to win badly, but losses. However when he did not care to win, Al wins! Conforming can lead to loss but personal desire has much to gain. If the choice is to conform, personal identity may be lost. In my life, I recognize several instances in which I found several similarities between Al and myself. I have made decisions that were not always good ones such as swimming across long distances with friends.

1. Why do people get so angry when people don't conform to gender behavior? For example, "girly" men and "butch" women.

As readers, we see how the analysis of conflictive themes has been taking over literature scenarios. When reading between the lines of certain books we can perceive themes such as conformity and rebellion. Mostly these themes can be seen in writings from times of social upheaval. According to The Oxford Dictionary, the word conformity means “behavior in accordance with socially accepted conventions or standards”, while rebellion means “the action or process of resisting authority, control, or convention.” These terms create a constant battle among societies. A certain amount of conformity needs to exist in life in order to avoid disorder. This is the reason society has laws, rules and expectations. Literature represents life, and these themes can be found at the root of many literary works. Conformity can also be considered as silence. This silence is based on the restrictions of real feelings and thoughts in some literary pieces. During the sixteenth century, the emphasis on conformity was at its height. Works of literature from this time period have often reflected a fascination and frustration with this particular characteristic. People do not want to be restricted in terms of expressing opinions and developing certain activities. When facing oppression, denial of their freedom, they rebel, and that contributes to the part of the process of change in society. Not all kinds of rebellions are rationally fundamental, but when they are, it can transform society for the

The two films, Tomboy and Pariah both challenge the hegemonic models of gender conformity. To begin with, in the film Tomboy, Alex is portrayed as a young girl, who enjoys being a saviour, a strong independent woman who can fight dragons with a sword in her hand and save the princess from ultimate disaster. Alex challenges the hegemonic model of gender by imagining herself as the warrior; reason being is that in many or in fact almost all fairy tales, the male figure ends up saving the day from destruction. So for her to be the rescuer challenges the hegemonic femininity. Further on, Alex is presumed to play basketball, hockey, and soccer and portrayed as someone who enjoys watching boxing as it can be pictured in the beginning of the short

In his writing, he describes the social position of women as “mandated to be intertwined with the care of children and a ‘natural’ dependency on men for the maintenance of mother-child units.” Devor further states how the patriarchal culture has femininity forced to behave in all ways that show sensitivity, feebleness, inexpedience, and reliance. This includes dressing, moving, and speaking in such ways. Convicts, similarly, must behave in ways where they are restricted. They must all wear the orange prison suits and they must refrain from back talking to the guards and the warden.

Margaret Atwood’s novel The Robber Bride is a postmodern work of fiction which explores and unravels gender as a socio-cultural construct. It deals with how society and culture imprison both men and women into constructed stereotypes of masculinity and femininity attributing both men and women gender specific traits. The novel not only questions essentialist notion of gender identities as fixed and stable but also challenges the differences attributed to men and women owing to their biological sex. These biological differences in sex construct the gap between men and women’s position in patriarchal society exalting a man 's status and marginalizing women. In her novel, Atwood constructs the female character Zenia as a robber bride, a ‘man-eater’ and a trickster who embodies and represents the traits not only of femininity but also those that are associated with masculinity. The trickster figure can be defined in literature and legend usually as, “a male, who crosses boundaries, disrupts the social order, and embodies contradiction. He is a shape-changer and a liar” (Stein 143). It is through the character of Zenia, that gender identity comes out to be a “dynamic matrix of interrelated, often contradictory, experiences, strategies, styles and attributions mediated by cultures and one’s specific history, forming a network that cannot be separated meaningfully into discrete entities or ordered into a hierarchy” (Garland

In a study conducted that analyzes outcomes of conformity of masculine roles show that conformity and gender role conflict account for men’s violence (Berke). Furtuna also states that men are closely linked to crime and cruelty, which is also linked to masculinity (Furtuna). Violence is a cruel act to exert on a significant other, but violence is a probable outcome in these feminine-masculine homosexual relationships. In these masculine-feminine homosexual relationships, often the masculine man will protect his masculinity with constant arguing and even physical violence (asserting his dominance); this man will also blame the feminine-identifying gay man for the abuse (Signs of An Abusive Relationship). Abuse is highly linked to mental health

As the Trump impersonator continues to talk to the crowd the 360 camera catches a glimpse of a hole dug up right in front of the wall in which a Mexican man comes out of, along with a few Mariachi’s and other people of Mexican descent while Mexican music is played in the background. This example strongly holds up the stereotype in which most Mexican’s jump, or in this case dig through, to get to the other side of the border illegally.

In another scholarly source called, Defying Gender Norms in rural Bangladesh: A Social Demographic Analysis written by Deborah Balk is a statistical analysis of women who defies gender norms in Bangladesh, and figure out why they do so. They try to figure out the women’s decision-making authority inside and outside the home. They did this study to better understand the characteristics of women in their authority. Balk states, “Class inequality and gender inequality have tended to be treated separately in the women’s status literature, which has ignored the role of the class. However, an understanding of an individual women’s status relates closely to both to her class and her gender.”. This relates to the Coquette, because both authors discuss

November 24, 1922 12pm.: Ever since I cut my hair I’ve never felt so free. I refuse to wear the corsets that I have been obligated to use since childhood. You cannot believe how relived I am to not have to wear those tight close fitting undergarments. So instead I have started wearing loose dresses that I feel more comfortable in. My mother always told me that men liked women with a slim waist and emphasized breast and with my new look no man will want to marry me. Of course she is livid. Not only at the fact that I cut the “beautiful long cascade of never ending long dark hair” as she says, but mostly because I’m rebelling against society’s norm. I’ve decided that it is time to take a stand for my rights and fight for my independence. I refuse to comply too these social norms. The submissive woman, restricted from freedom due to her traditional modest, accustomed, womanly gender roles. I will not be that woman. I will be the change. I’ve seen my mother, grandmother do it for years and I’ve had it. We have been repressed, and made slaves of the household generating a perspective that all we have to offer is pleasing our men and doing chores. But these social conventions will finally come to an end. Thanks too many women who have decided to be the change for today’s society. The Voting right for women has already commenced. And I can’t find the words to describe how incredibly joyful I am that now we have the right to vote. As of now we have a whole new sector of power and

Throughout generations, both genders contain specific expectations and qualifications on how to be an official male or female. Nowadays, there are many advertisements, commercials, and music videos that display gender conformity just to make a profit. Gender conformity would be defined as a set standard for both males and females on how they should appear and behave like. This is a negative thing because many people believe that they have to fit a certain role to be accepted by society. For example, in modern society it is very common for women to be attracted to a man that is taller than them, good looking, and manly. In comparison, for men, we tend to be attracted to a woman with lady-like manners, big breasts, and a firm behind. These advertisements, commercials, and music videos that display gender conformity are what brainwashes the children of younger generations into believing that a male or female should look and act a certain way. This advertisement reflects sex in their ad which is pornographic because it dehumanizes people of both genders; and gender conformity is occurring here because it portrays men as a sex object.

What regulations and standards has society upheld for both genders? Do you believe that parents stick to those same regulations and standards while raising their children? Throughout history, complaints have come from the mouths of males and females of how differently each gender is treated. Whether it has been that parents still have the mentality of how society used to be, or their generational culture factors as a cause for the delineation between the two genders. Parents’ mentality may also be embedded differently or the children themselves have pointed out the different gender based ethics that their parents have. Due to these factors, the world has become molded into a melting pot where not only society, but the parents as well hold disparate standards for their sons than their daughters.

The disciplinary actions and certain sanctions can be traced throughout our history where they prostituted those “who appeared in public in the clothes of the other sex”. (24) Although this was in the past, in today’s modern day not much has changed; the modern notion to be ‘with it’ is now creating violent and public sanctions where women are unconsciously self-policing and disciplining themselves towards the image of what society deems normative. (26) In a way, “women and men alike are ideologically mystified by the dominant gender arrangements” (25) Bartky, sheds light on how the concept of normative of femininity is being increased by

Title: Repression of female identity by the patriarchal system which the oppressed woman, in response, seeks to subvert through acquiring self-expression via her imagination and knowledge. The essay will focus on the effectiveness of such attempts to reclaim identity.