Hindi Film And Masculinity : The Term Bollywood

In America today there are clear views on what masculinity and femininity. These views have given Americans the outlines for how they must behave based on what gender they are. Masculinity is constructed in American culture through many different forms of media, so as the ideals and values attached to masculinity change in the media so has the ideals and values that the everyday man see as being part of masculinity. In this respect the ideals and values of masculinity are shaped by what the media shows it to us.

Hatfield states, “Fictional television can be seen either as an influence on, or reflection of, culture—the shared norms, values, and beliefs held by a society. Yet many groups exist within a society and multiple value systems may be at play” (p.530). On television and in movies there are very few forms of masculinity shown. The majority of male masculinity usually ranges from gun toting hard asses, to a playboy, to the effeminate man that is often there for comic relief. Men in society do not always fit into these three categories. Masculinity is a much more complex and complicated identity to develop. There are shows like 24 where the main character, Jack Bauer, is a governmental agent going around the world in twenty-four hours to stop terrorism. He is unattached emotionally and highly dangerous. This does not represent a real form of masculinity that we have in today’s culture. There are men that probably do fit into the same category as the fictional character, but they are very unlike the average males in society today. A second common type of masculinity shown on television is the playboy style masculinity: men that have multiple sexual partners and seem to have the ultimate bachelor lifestyle with no worries or concerns. According to Ward, Merriwether, and Caruthers “ because men do not live in isolation, their beliefs about masculinity are likely to influence not only

“In accounts grounded in sex-role theory, such as that by Harris, “masculinity” identifies cultural “norms” and “scripts” which set standards for and thus influence men’s behaviour.” (Flood 205) It is through the process of socialization and interaction that we learn what attitudes, behaviours, norms and scripts make a man ‘manly’ enough to be respected in society. Not every society and time period has the same standards on what it means to be masculine and what traits a man must possess in order to be ‘culturally honoured’ or be considered the ‘ideal’ man by society; therefore, “masculinity is historically contingent on so many factors.” (Spring) In the West, for example, an ‘ideal’ man in society must be able to supress his emotions, be financially/socially stable, be successful, and Caucasian. South Asian countries have other standards set by society of what it means to be masculine.

Our Western culture in America defines who we are, how we act, and what we do. Masculine attributes are often common and seen as a stereotype. Males are viewed as strong, muscular, and aggressive,

The documentary is about problems with masculinity definition of most American boys and young men when they cannot live true to themselves under media, their peer groups, and the adult pressure. They have to live in gender stereotypes, which courage them hide their emotion, devalue authentic friendships and solve conflicts by violence. Specifically, a character named Ian, he grew up with his grandfather's voice - be bigger, stronger, faster. He always proves himself and has to change every natural thing from his voice to his hair so as to show masculinity. Next is situation of Branch- an educator and youth advocate, he usually puts on a tough mask and never let people see any of his vulnerabilities. In my family, it's very easy to catch these

Based on the film, I can see that society has changed the meaning of the "masculinity," to a whole new level. This film has taught me how in today's society, boys don't feel safe expressing their personal emotions and personal struggles, because they are afraid, afraid to violate the boy code and subjects them to shame and ridicule if they express themselves. This is something I never thought about before, I did not know the male is going through so much struggle with everyday basis because of the society's expectation on masculinity. This film wants us all to start freeing our boys/men to become more emotionally expressive, so boys/men can live the life for better. I believe throughout the years, the meaning of masculinity has become so negative

The movie that I chose to research was The Incredibles. Overall, I really enjoyed this movie because I thought it gave a really wholesome view of family. I was very pleased with how much Mr. Incredible grew as a person throughout the story. I appreciated how it was full of action, anticipation, and excitement. By the end of the story, I didn't feel that there were any loose ends that needed to be tied up which left me satisfied. Overall, I agree with the point the author of this article was trying to make. I agree that the way men are portrayed in these three films, particularly The Incredibles, has changed since the "princess film era". (Gillam.) In The Incredibles, we see the journey he takes from

attitudes about masculinity will not necessarily be the same for different ethnic groups. They will

Why are men so sensitive when it comes to their masculinity? This question came to me when I began reading the introduction of this section on sex. I believe that men are pushed into a social stereotype just like women are. They are told how to act, when to cry, and when to be tough from a very young age. These traits are not only bestowed upon them by their parents, but by movies, music and government of the past and present.

Creating and developing strong critical thinking skills, pertaining to the examination of media and the effects of media on societies behaviors as a high school class or afterschool class would be my feminist advocacy project. Enabling the youth to think critically, will allow them to become enlightened witnesses of the social injustices and the intersectionality of oppression found within the mass media. This class will help the youth see the hidden ideas within mass media and understand the connection between institutionalized norms of society that are oppressive and sexist. Feminist issues are almost always tied to society and media undoubtable plays a powerful role in society’s norms, making media at the root of the issues. By helping

Masculinity, and hyper masculinity is broadly concerned towards the social construction to what it means to “be a man”. Many successful films will always be based around the idea white male and the “11 validated scales of masculine conformity and one global index “(P.5). These elevens are main focuses CMNI look for; they are “(a)winning, (b)emotional Control, (c)Risk-Taking, (d)Violence, (e)dominance, (f)Playboy, (g)Self-Reliance, (h)Primacy of Work, (i)Power Over Women, (j)Disdain from Homosexuals, and (k)Pursuit of status” (PP 13); many are blind sighted by the ideal of finding a man under that has less then five masculinity scale traits. The three main trait n making of a man is dominance, status, and Physical strength/ physique. Status and pursuit in status is exceptional success and/or reference to an exceptional desire for

Standards of masculinity vary from time to time, from culture to culture. However, masculinity always defines itself as superior and different from femininity. For example, gay men and househusbands exemplify "subordinate" masculinities in our culture. They are not considered to be "real

Masculinity as we are all aware generally means that a man is the breadwinner, decision-maker of the house and he is expected to be like this and this kind of masculinity is helpful to control and have power over the other family members. On the other hand, innocence, submissive, and obedience have a huge part to play in the construction of the Indian woman. Indian women are expected to be dependent on the male partner to provide for their needs. This difference between man and women allows masculinity to increase as it becomes an acceptable part of a seemingly well-functioning society.

Masculinity with men is very apparent in any type of world. Men usually use this trait to assert their control or dominance over women or sometimes their family. Masculinity to me can be defined as male dominance within themselves Within the three text that we have read masculinity have been portrayed very different intentions. Examples like In the color purple Mr_ was a very sexist and abuses person towards Celie and it eventually made her leave him for Shug. Billy Lynn long halftime walk. Billy’S masculinity was shown when he was just kissed by Dime and he felt extremely weird about that. This could also question Dime’s sexuality and in question can question his masculinity as macho people like them are not suppose to be kissing each other much less men. Also the men show a lot of the masculinity by the degrading of women in the story. Gone girl Nick masculinity comes from his father. He grow up without his father’s love so he isn't the greatest in dealing with his emotions. Overall according to merriamwebster.com Masculinity can be defined as having qualities appropriate to or usually associated with a man My definition and one i got from Webster was more likely the same. The point is that masculinity although the same definition are shown very differently and for different purposes. Masculinity is different nowadays. In every century but the 21st century women didn't have any power all the power, entitlement etc belong to the men. The men were looked

In Bollywood music and film, men and women carry very specific gender roles. Gender roles are expectation of what is appropriate for each sex. Men are supposed to make to be income receivers, be the head of the household, be physically strong, be competitive, and win. They are viewed as leaders, ambitious, assertive, competitive, and dominant. On the other hand, women are supposed to take care of the household, keep a tidy home, be thin, be unassertive, and need to bear children. They are viewed as tender, warm, somewhat childlike, and understanding.