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The Illusion Of Masculinity And Its Effects On Society

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Thaddeus B. Williams Jr. 10/12/14
Dr. Sheppard Anthropology
The Illusion of Masculinity The gender roles for males is a social construct in which sets men in the position to certain behavioral, emotional, and social norms within a society or specific culture in which individuals have to adhere in their social environment. How does that shape ones identity and sense of self? Also, what are the repercussions to ascribing to these roles as a base model for one’s social life? In this abstract I will explore the effects for hyper masculinity in American, the individual effects and also the effects for women in society. Gender in a society is thought of to be biological but how much that society commits to this is questionable. When a person thinks about gender we often tend to think about the biological differences that make us different but as we are seeing through the media or in society the social construct of hyper masculinity can have devastating and detrimental effects to society. The Planned Parenthood site has listed some of the most used words to describe masculinity: independent, non-emotional, aggressive, tough-skinned, competitive, clumsy, experienced, strong, active, self-confident, hard, sexually aggressive, and rebellious. But, this is impossible to be all the time especially when certain emotions may be how we may genuinely feel, how we react, or how we define ourselves. Some men may have so-called female traits and vice versa in contrast to

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