Nerds And Geeks Perception Of Masculinity In Society

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

1. In “Many Boys Today Define Masculinity Negatively”, the author Leonard Sax writes about how the meaning of masculinity has become redefined in a negative way. Sax states that the phrase “Be a man!” didn’t always mean to not be feminine, the phrase originally meant to be courteous, respectful, and competent. The original intention of this phrase to have boys emulate the wholesome family men in popular culture but in recent years the men portrayed in pop culture have become less principled. This change in role models has led masculinity to be seen as a negative aspect in society today. Sax believes that the best solution for this issue is to give young boys the guidance they need by connecting them with gentlemen from past generations who actually learned what it meant to be a man.

Dave Barry's 'Guys vs. Men" article is a clever and humerous way to show the degree of maturity to what it is to be a "man" and what it is to be a "guy". A man has more responsibility, maturity, and a sense of contol, who knows when to be serious and can show respect. A guy may have less responlsibilities, more fun loving, competitive in meaningless activities, a bit insensitive and is more relaxed. The role of a man is part of the identity as is the guy. Barry notices that even men in their late thirties have a side of them who are just guys. "These are middle-aged guys, suppossedly adults, and they're out there bragginig about thier performance in a stupid juvenile footrace" (406). This article reminds me of a the phrase "there's a kid inside

Within his piece, Guys Vs. Men, Dave Barry articulates the different perspectives available on viewing males. Throughout his piece he utilizes a satirical tone to showcase this idea. The audience that Dave Barry is attempting to convey his message to is the general public. I believe this to be an appropriate assessment as the level of language employed by Dave Barry, throughout his piece, lacks complexity. His use of satire also helps to identify the audience. This is because the use of humour can be seen as a way to capture the attention of a reader quickly in hopes that the reader continues, and ultimately finishes the article. Using these as evidence I can conclude the audience being targeted is the general public. Dave Barry’s thesis, which can be located in paragraph one, stating “that there’s another way to look at males: not as aggressive macho dominators; not as sensitive, liberated, hugging drummers; but as guys.” Within his thesis, Dave Barry expresses how the stereotypes that define a male are not the only points of view of a male. He conveys that there are other perspectives available on how males can be viewed, and one of them is simply to view males as guys. In his body paragraphs, Dave Barry proceeds to explain the various characteristics that make up, and are exhibited by, guys. The Characteristics he mainly emphasises are how “Guys Like Neat Stuff”, how “Guys Like a Really Pointless Challenge”, and finally how “Guys Do Not Have a Ridged and Well-Defined

The topic of masculinity is one that every single man faces at some point in his life. The level of masculinity is dependent on how that individual was born and raised. At times, their level of masculinity is questioned and is forced to live with the positive and negatives of having too much or too low masculinity. Those that are high in masculinity are typically categorized as jocks and higher testosterone based individuals. Typical characteristics that are associated with having high masculinity are handsome, athletic, driven,

Thus, if a boy does not act manly, he is subject to ridicule for not being tough or acting like a girl (2002). As a mother of two sons, I will not limit their activities based on the stereotypes of gender roles and provide them with the freedom needed to follow their interests (2002). One of my sons participates in dance classes, and these classes are perceived by society as activities for girls and young gay males (Risner, 2014). However, I encourage his love of dance, as there is more than one path to “healthy masculinity” (Pollack, 2002, p.

Background: In recent years, the portrayal of nerd culture has changed with the creation of several television shows. The portrayal of nerds in several shows illustrates how a seemingly unattractive male can get a woman that is “out of his league” with repetitive insistence. This creates a false narrative that male nerds just have to wait until the unattainable woman realizes she wrong and gives in the persistence.

Being “Masculine is something that most of us, even women are very familiar with. When we think of masculinity we think of toxic masculinity or being hyper aggressive, non-emotional, hypersexual, and violent. For society, that is what masculinity is, toxic. In Jamie Lake’s I Got You, there were at least three different representations of masculinity. I believe that Jamie Lake gave

There are different ways for men become masculine, people can teach them or let them figure it out when growing up. Masculinity is usually described as being strong, manly, or dominate. It is also used when someone is describing men and how masculine they are. Many people use the word “masculine” to describe a man and put them into a category if they see that he fits. Many people believe that boys should not be brought up by punishing them if they did not do something masculine. They should be treated normal and not have to be terrified to be not masculine. Boys should be brought up the way that does not force them to be something they do not want to be. Germaine Greer wrote an essay called “Masculinity,” which is about how people think how masculinity is a way to show it off. She also talks about how they shape males into being masculine. In Micheal Kaufman essay, “Men, Feminism, and Mens Contradictory Experiences of Power,” he says that men should not be “trained” to be masculine it should come natural and not have consequences if not done right. He also talks about how feminism is impacting masculinity and how men are supporting to help women with the problems they have in society. Both authors make two different points about how masculinity should be taught, but Kaufman’s idea is more effective in the 21st century; it allows the young men to be able to figure out their masculinity by their selves.

Popular culture representations over the last few years have started to include different versions of the male. My own understandings of manhood influence my appreciation of representations within popular culture by allowing me to look beyond the surface and critically appreciate different and/or new variances of male. The standard male has gone beyond the Mark Walhberg, Justin Bieber, David Beckham underwear ads (Appendix 2). The hyper masculine with excessively large defined muscles is just one representation of male. New representations of nerd have started to permeate the airwaves. The Big Bang Theory features a stark contrast to the hyper masculine male; the young successful research scientist nerd/geek. It is very well received show,

Nerds aren't so good at hating, But they love hard. They try their best to stick to everything they start which is perfect in relationships. They're easy to please. They usually constantly show their appreciation, and you can tell they care way more than the "cool guys". Nerds are always very passionate in what they do. They usually have longer lasting friendships for obvious reasons, And for the most part they're usually very close with family although there are some

Catullus 16, "A Reply to My Critics" is a poem written by the Roman poet Gaius Valerius Catullus "that was deemed so obscene it was not published in its entirety in English until the latter part of the 20th century" (Winter). To give the poem some context, this aggressive rebuttal was addressed to two men, Furius and Aurelius, who are also referenced to as Catullus ' "critics" he is replying to. These two men tend to appear in other poetry by Catullus, where he, again, employs the use of abusive language at them. These rather intrusive retorts are based on the Roman contructs of masculinity, as Catullus exhibits the need to portray a dominating demeanor upon his critics in order to deny the claims of Aurelius and Furius, that the nature of his poetry is mollis, meaning ‘soft’ and 'tender ', which esstenially makes Catullus mollis. Because of these accusations, he himself is made effeminate by these criticsims and therefore feels the need to combat these views by aggressive attacks that fortify a perceived masculine persona. Therefore, this poem serves is an attack on these demeaning criticisms and a demonstration of social norms on skewed portrayals of masculinity within the Roman society.

Many gender-related issues can be found in the 1999 filmed movie which are included by the director on purpose to break with the traditional heterosexual representations of relationships on screen. As Butler argues in her theory, there are several exaggerated representations of masculinity and femininity which cause gender trouble. In general, heterosexual relationships are dominant (Ruth's parents, Robbie – Yvonne, P.J.-Carol..) but one can also find homosexual relationships within the movie. For instance, Ruth's brother Tim is in love with a male person and both show their love affair publicly. Moreover, they perform their sexual orientation in a very exaggerated way. In one scene, the gay couple wears string panties, net shirts and transparent trousers. By wearing these clothes, the couple is represented as stereotypical gay people who look and act very feminine and additionally speak with a very high, feminine

which each person respects the group to which he or she belongs (Rees & Edwards, 2011). Countries such as USA, UK, and Australia are more to individualism. This is because they are only focus on themselves and their immediate family; prefer to have privacy, favour to have personal opinion and so on. On the contrary, Malaysia, Indonesia, China, and Venezuela are some of the countries that used collectivism. There are always relying on each other and focus on group’s welfare.

Consistent with Hofstede, masculinity is that the extent to that a society values accomplishment, positive, aggression, and fight. To be precise, masculinity refers to the fabric success as against trait that issue with the standard of life (Hofstede, 2010). Also, masculine societies place additional stress on the segregation of gender roles, i.e., ancient roles for, and belief in difference of girls, moreover as attitude. As ours could be a masculine society, the roles of men and ladies here square measure outlined. In our society, it's the responsibility of men to perform official activities. Therefore, compared to ladies, men usually ought to visit offices. And as a consequence, it's men WHO ought to be baby-faced with the troubles within the offices, that is, men square measure additional sufferers within the workplace. For this reason, men square measure additional uninterested in the town corporation offices, wherever ladies square measure maybe not therefore bored. this could be a reason that {we can| we will| we square measure able to} see that girls are additional happy with the services provided by the town corporation, whereas men square measure less happy.