Gender Roles In Tough Guise

According to Newman, sexism refers to “a system of beliefs that asserts the inferiority of one sex and that justifies discrimination based on gender.” This sexism has a large impact on the daily life of a women through things like social interactions, power differentials, and violence against women. Institutional sexism refers to the “subordination of “women that is part of the everyday workings of economics, law, politics, and other social institutions.” The media is one institution that communicates gender norms both directly and indirectly. Understanding gender role expectations and how they are reinforced through social institutions like the media is necessary in order to explain things such as the wage gap, segregation in the workplace, and how women are devalued on a global scale.

Society has a way of creating standards and expectations for the roles of men and women. The two videos Killing Us Softly and Tough Guise showed how society truly portrays men and women. The overall media system defines men. It is where they learn it what it means to be a “man”. In the video, Tough Guise, dominance, power, and control were the most commonly used adjectives to describe men. (1) Media not only gives men a certain role but it stereotypes certain races of men. Latinos are seen as boxers or criminals, Asian’s are seen as martial artists of sneaky criminals, and African Americans are seen as thugs or murderers. (1) Media directly associates violence with men. Violence has become an acepted part of masculinity. Young boys learn that if they don't want be be a “wimp” then they have to act out in violent ways. On the contrary, in the

In Tough Guise 2, Katz insinuates that “social and economic structures have systematically changed reality…masculinity is a perfomance, learned in our society and culture [and taught in large part by media.” The actors children see on tv, in movies, or in advertisements often have an obvious masculine or feminine appearance. For example, superheroes are categorized as having big muscles and saving the world. Whereas, princesses are categorized by having long hair and doing home duties such as cleaning or catering to the men. Young audiences consume these ideas from the media on how to behave and what to become and therefore shaping their future with these characterizations.

Tough Guise 2 is a documentary that focuses on the ways in which American culture uses videos games, movies, advertisements, and other sources of media, to force ideas about masculinity and manhood. Not only in America, but cultures across the world how high rates of “violent masculinity,” which means that men are resorting to violence in order to maintain respect and demand power. If they do not conform with societies expectations of what it is to be a man, they put themselves at risk of being shamed and no longer fitting this societal idea of “manhood”. Using gender stereotypes and schemas, as well as the gender role strain theory, I will focus on how these ideas connect with the ideas in the film, and how culture is one of the leading cause

“Gender roles refers to the expectations regarding the proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of males and females”(Schaefer, 2018, p. 88). The video Tough Guise focuses on the male gender discussing how the gender role or “Tough Guise” men are expected to conform to affects men in todays day and age. There are many different opinions on what makes a real man, most men believe a real man is tough, strong and physical whereas I believe a real man is chivalrous. Chivalry, for me, means being polite and considerate towards others and being a gentleman is being a real man. Sadly, many men no longer strive to be a gentleman but instead put on a Tough Guise which can lead healthy men to become depressed and even commit violence, both physical

The paramount of social adversities facing the modern society is the divide between definitions of gender. Gender represents an abstract interpretation of sex and this notion is simply a societal construct. The establishment of gender has evolved into a tradition of humanity, however this tradition evolved into a social divide between masculinity and femininity. The pressure to conform to societal constructs of masculinity and femininity poisons society and branches off to toxic masculinity; such were nurtured from these figurative beliefs. Gender roles further stigmatize the victims who refuse to conform. However, gender roles has witnessed a revolution in modern times. The purpose of this collateral involves analyzing the evolution of gender roles present in media from mid 19th century to modern times. The period of time, or 1960’s, was chosen because of post World War II’s effects on stereotypes in society around the world. Post war not only challenged stereotypes but further kindled women’s role in the workforce and women began to fill in roles previously belonging to men. In later years, a radicalization of the feminist movement has spurred and our modern times is a witness to its ascension to the paramount of feminism. The media, since the 1960’s, has allowed society to be the primary witness. With the evolution of gender roles, the media must also adapt to the changes in societal views of gender roles and the entire feminist movement at large. This collateral seeks to

The myth of gender roles plays a pivotal role in This Boy’s Life- A Memoir by Tobias Wolff. Specifically, the myth of masculinity shapes much of the actions and experiences that occur. Toxic masculinity is commonly described as socially-constructed attitudes that describe men as being violent, unemotional, and sexually aggressive. The rules of masculinity that are implied in the memoir include displays of physical dominance such as fighting against others, use of weapons for power and control, domestic violence, and trying to win at everything. Sexual virility is discussed as bragging about sexual conquests and talking crudely about women around other men but generally trying to be hyper sexual. Another, key aspect of masculinity is to not show any emotion as others will perceive you as being weak which leads characters being unable to express how they feel about themselves and their conflicts. Males are taught to not get mad but to get even; this means retaliating by stealing or other means in order to get revenge. Within the memoir, Tobias’ perception of masculinity and his idea of what man should look and act like is demonstrated through Roy. Qualities that include being: “an expert hunter, conventionally handsome, [a mechanic or handy in general], does not need to talk more than needed, having a tattoo”(14). The myth of masculinity pigeonholes males from This Boy’s Life- A Memoir by Tobias Wolff by making them believe that they must act in a certain way in order to be

Indirect forms of sexism and bias in the media spills out into our everyday lives. Men consciously and subconsciously sexualize woman everyday and voice their opinions about how nagging and annoying a woman is if she speaks her mind. Men only want woman to be seen, not heard when it comes to authoritative roles. Woman are shown as objects in all forms of media no matter their job description. Girls are taught to wear makeup to make themselves prettier and more appealing, yet boys, boys are square if they shower

The trailer of the documentary film “Miss Representation” produced by Jennifer Siebel Newsom covers the topic of how media contributes to the undermining of women to hold influential positions and creating sexism. The trailer starts off with statistic facts about the time the average person spends on different types of media a day such as watching television, reading magazines, browsing the internet, etc. It follows with a claim that every type of media always sexualizes women, resulting in people to think that the only thing that matters about women is their looks. This is then backed by a couple of examples where media bashed on some of the famous women that achieved high political or social status. One of the extreme examples was how a Fox News’

What defines being ‘feminine’ will vary with each culture, but two archetypes: passive homemaker and liberal feminist have existed for centuries as one will see in two Japanese stories written in the 17th century. In The Love Suicides at Amijima, readers see the social chains that bind a submissive woman to her societal duties. On the other hand, in Tales of Sensuous Women, readers are shown a complete opposite archetype where women find ways to circumvent the social expectations that have been imposed upon them. Although four hundred or so years have passed since these stories were written, modern women these days still have a number of societal restrictions that make them less liberated than their male

Humans are created equal, under the will of God or nature, whoever the creator may be; it is humans who recognized the differences in one another and created stereotypes, fallacious superstitions, and social hierarchy according to the differences they observed an acknowledged. Gender roles, one of the abiding societal norms that still exists today, applies stereotypes and societal expectations according to one’s sex. Victims of the gender roles are usually women, for they are put into unfavorable situations, and, most importantly, for they are objectified. Commonly, women are portrayed as sexual objects within a society, and the contributing factors to the worsening of women’s images and reputations are media, and human nature and psychology.

The discrimination against female is a serious problem in our society but Media heavily contributes to render this problem even bigger.

If a girl begins to demonstrate some signs of male characteristics, she is referred to as a ‘tom-boy’. It is like a taboo to show such kinds of signs in a girl. On the other hand, if a male does not have masculine features, he is seen as an outcast. All of these perceptions are obtained from the media, and especially televisions and movies. According to Mehta and Hay (2005), media houses have for a long time helped to construct and reinforce stereotypical ideas about masculinity and men. From what is portrayed in the media, it is possible for people to dismiss others on the basis of whether they have masculinity or are feminine (Ferrey, 2008).

Studies regarding gender roles in media show that the feminine essence tends to be depicted as inferior, with women often being marginalized, disempowered and humiliated through a status that is based on their youth and looks; whilst men tend to be portrayed as superior with higher and longer lasting careers

Gender stereotypes are everywhere. ‘Both masculinities and femininities come into existence at specific times and places and are always subject to change.’ (Connell, 1995: 185 cited in Wharton, 2012: 6). The term gender is a ‘doing’ word. It is a constant, active process. A role, is the expected behaviour which is associated with a status. Roles are performed according to social norms, shared rules that guide people’s behaviour in specific situations.’ (The sociology of gender). The media play a huge role, it is argued, in acculturating men and women into separate gender roles based on their sex. Implying the idea that gender is learned and not ‘human nature’ (Jaggar, 1983) (Ross, Karen 2011).