Masculinity And Femininity

Communication pattern among the family varies, depending on the situation. There are times when communication is clear and concise and there are times when emotions are heightened and tense, especially between D and V. V is the primary caregiver and primary keeper of the home. V and D do consult each other on issues that concern the children but V is the one who delivers the decision or message to the children. V and D both work and contribute financially to the family and household. D’s

The structure of a family is composed of multiple different dynamics. This paper includes an analysis of a family that resides in Central Minnesota and how they function day to day. The family we chose is a family of four, with two daughters; ages two and ten. The information collected from the family during the interview will be broken down into different stages and placed into diagrams to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses within their family. The different aspects relating to the family are: (a) description of the family, (b) genogram showing the relation between each family member and what role they play in the family structure, (c) ecomap demonstrating important features in the family's life, (d) the families stage in relation to Duvall's

Most families are complicated but supportive. For example, a family could argue a lot, but still love one another. In Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” mama still supports her daughters even though, they’re not around much. Their issues are not unique because my family has its issues, too. The family in “Everyday Use” and my family both have similarities and differences regarding siblings, bonds, and mothers.

Ebony, the mother, made the initial appoint for her family stating that there was distress within household related to parental responsibilities and parenting. During the initial all family members were present (Ebony, Vaughn, Gwen, Vanessa Amariah). During the initial session other issues surface (ie Ebony’s daughter Vanessa’s preferential treatment), which was noted by all other members of the family. The family set a goal of wanting to be a “cool’ family, which was defined as participating in activities that would bring them closer together improve their communication. The family’s homework assignment was to notice times when the family were interacting in enjoyable family activities that included everyone and times when the family were communicating well.

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 look and what approach they have, so I find it interesting to compare that to how fitness is presented in a magazine for men. The feature I have chosen to look closer at is food, how it is presented to reach a male and female audience

The children in this family unit comply willingly with the rules, communicate well with one another, and show respect and cooperation in performing daily routines. There is a high degree of structure and orderliness in every aspect of this household. Education and hard work are highly valued and each family member strives to succeed in whatever endeavor they pursue whether it be sports or running for class President. Group identification is valued over individuality. Religion is not practiced. The family unit as a whole seems satisfied with their respective roles.

How is gender and gender roles socially constructed? Soulliere states that gender is a cultural creation that is frequently developed by and represented through popular cultural media such as advertisements, music, sports, and entertainment television (Soulliere 2006). The article “Wrestling with Masculinity: Messages about Manhood in the WWE” by Danielle M. Soulliere (2006), examines messages about manhood revealed by televised professional wrestling (Soulliere 1). Messages concerning masculinity and manhood were investigated and compared to the cultural version of masculinity (Soulliere 2006). Soulliere’s research proves that the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) depicts messages, which supports the dominant hegemonic form of masculinity (Soulliere 2006). To further grasp and understand Soulliere’s hypothesis, we must first examine her research methods and outcomes.

Social constructions of ethnicity affect the perceptions of masculinity and femininity greatly from culture to culture. Ethnicity refers to race which is the different groups of people that have distinct physical characteristics from one and other that share cultures and languages. Each culture has a unique sense of masculinity and femininity that applies to either the group as a whole or individual subgroups within the culture. This essay will outline how social constructions of ethnicity can effect what masculinity and femininity means to different cultures with the use of detailed examples and resources and explain in depth what masculinity and femininity actually refer to in each of these cultures.

As we know families as always changing and so are the dynamics. Communication is a transactional process that is changing over time. Two central scopes of family behavior are adaptability and cohesion. Each is divided into four levels to create 16 combinations. Overtime it has changed to fit into cohesion, adaptability and communication.

Womanhood is often associated with femininity while manhood with masculinity. Masculinity is the idea that men are tough both physically and mentally. Femininity, a term associated with being a women and used to describe a women’s comportment and attitude. A gentle individual, male or female, who wear dresses, skirts, high heels, makeup, have long hair is considered feminine. Unfortunately this term is used to define womanhood, if a women does not portray feminine characteristics she is judged or criticised by the society. Also she is either viewed as homosexual or queer. I chose two pictures of Grace Jones,whom happens to be a bender gender, portrays elements of femininity and masculinity (opposite of femininity),thus, a possible victim of such persecutions. Grace Jones is a supermodel and singer from Jamaica, who’s renowned for crossdressing and artistic fashion styles (Williams). One picture is from national portrait gallery website titled, “Jones/Nightclubbing”, while the other, from “Essence” website, both will be used as my sources of comparison for this essay. These images of Jones demonstrate that women can be feminity or soft while obtaining masculine characteristics or hard through her outer appearance, physique and body expression.

Your list between the stereotyped traits of femininity and masculinity. was very interesting The idea of women being loyal is significant because I think that is what fuels the idea of monogamy, and the ostracism women get for choosing non-monogamous relationships. This also fuels slut shaming and the fact that women are mostly condemned for having a lot of sex, while men are praised for this same act. It is interesting that you listed “independent,” “self-sufficient” and “individualistic” as a feminine trait. This is because when I think of stereotypes of women, I think of them as seemingly more dependent, especially on the collective unit of the family, as they are often characterized as the homemakers, and instead I would pair these traits

The concept of masculinity and attempts at its definition in the previous decades has been continuously re-evaluated and critique by many (Connell, 1995; Kimmel, 1987; Morgan, 1992). However, the challenges to masculinity have come from a number of different social and economic forces including rationalisation o f the work force, the women’s movement and women’s entry to the work sphere and also unemployment. Arising from these challenges came a certain crisis of masculinity where traditional and previously unproblematic notions o f masculinity were now being seen as problematic(Page,

In today’s world, families are dynamic and interdependent systems. The developmental processes of the children in the family are deeply affected by how the family system operates. However, a family’s structure does not determine whether it is a healthy family system or not. Today, families consist of single parents, stepparents, divorced parents, remarried parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. They are all able to contribute to a healthy functioning family system by meeting each family member’s needs and encouraging positive communication (Jamiolkowski, 2008). Unhealthy family systems have negative and possibly

Although complementary, the stories told about masculinity and femininity have very different impacts on those that feel pressured to conform to them, or are subject to experience their effects by others who do. A particularly insidious source of these stories comes from advertisements, as noted by Jean Kilbourne in Killing Us Softly 4 (2010). She quotes a statement by the editor in chief of an advertising magazine that “only 8% of an ad’s message is received by the conscious mind. The rest is worked and reworked deep within the recesses of the brain”. The internalization of the messages from these advertisements unwittingly teaches men and women what is expected of them, and what is desirable. For women, it is taught that femininity requires flawless beauty, with unnaturally smooth skin (preferably light-toned), shiny hair, dimple-free curves cinched by a tiny waist, and a graceful demeanor. It is taught that women must pursue this image, whether it be through the purchase of cosmetics or surgical procedures, or diet products and exercise programs. These advertisements often depict women as having elegance and sensuality in their passiveness—lounging around as they enjoy beauty products or indulgent foods, or draped upon powerful men. They must act as though they enjoy being objectified; welcoming men’s advances, even in violent or dangerous situations. In contrast, men in advertisements are encouraged to model masculinity through violence, dismissal of emotions in

Although each family differs from others, what every family has in common is the existence of relationships. Within families, we may find several kinds of relationships such as marital relationships, siblings relationships, mother and child relationships or father and child relationships. The expectations are that every child will be nurtured, respected, and that he grows up to have respect for others and develops strong and healthy relationships, but life at home may be hard sometimes. Families where anger, mistrust or envy are constantly present reflect troubled relationships among the members of the family. While in other families, respect, trust and good communication are the basis of their harmonious relationships. A clear example of the