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  • Cooper Thompson's Masculine Qualities
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    Cooper Thompson, in his article "A new Vision of Masculinity", discusses the stereotypical definition of masculinity. He demonstrates that there are good qualities in both male and female; he insists that boys should learn both qualities and combine them properly to from "new masculinity". Thompson opens the article with his experience in a suburban high school as a guest speaker. In the class discussion, he learns that the most degrading insult for boys is being called a "fag", because the word...
  • Hegemonic Masculinity And Subordinate Femininity
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    In contemporary society, hegemonic masculinity is defined by physical strength and boldness, heterosexuality, economic independence, authority over women and other men, and an interest in sexual relationships. While most men do not embody all of these qualities, society supports hegemonic masculinity within all its institutions, including the educational institute, the religious institute and other institutes which form the ideological state apparatus. Standards of masculinity vary from time to ...
  • Societal Concepts Of Masculinity And Femininity
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    In response to what we have discussed thus far in Interpersonal Communication, I would like to further explore the idea of gender in the interpersonal communication arena. As was said in class, "gender influences cultural perspectives". Gender also influences how we view ourselves in society. On the flip side, I've seen how society can mold the way we label ourselves in terms of gender. The well-known concepts of masculinity and femininity run rampant in our society. We live in a world where men...
  • Masculinity Femininity Scale
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    Correlation Between Masculinity and Empathy Many psychological studies have been carried out over the years in the topic of personality, in aiming to grasp the type of factors that are involved in bestowing us the personalities that we hold. Most people will have probably come across various personality tests at some stage or another, which ask you lots of questions and then analyze your results in trying to categorize what kind of personality you " ve got. One of the most fascinating aspects of...
  • Peoples Views On Gender Identity
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    Is One Rodman Enough? In today's world everybody has his or her own view of what makes a male masculine and a female feminine. If a male were to possess some traits that would be known as feminine, he would be seen as a homosexual. Likewise, if a female were to possess some traits that would be known as masculine, she would be looked upon as being "butch". Present day television shows and films mold most peoples' views on gender identity. A person's job helps to define their gender identity in o...
  • Least Masculine Building On The Strip
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    Ever since the origin of Las Vegas's Strip, by Bugsy Siegel with the casino Flamingo, the architectural structure of the city has always been a masculine theme. As Aaron Betsky says all buildings are either masculine or feminine. Masculine architecture is the cold, overbearing, flashy, outdoor structures. Feminine architecture has a homier, soft, indoors, where you want to stay at quality to the structure. With these terms defined the flashy, dominating, masculinity of Las Vegas has been evident...
  • Varied Degrees Of Masculinity And Femininity Being
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    "Historically, man has been obsessed with dominating the world, capturing animals, dissecting them, domesticating them. He has also fought wars of incredible destruction, against demonized enemies". (Blake, 1995) While the woman has been the keeper of the hearth and the nurturer of the family. Society has defined the way we look at ourselves in gender roles. Adopting one (gender role) means totally ignoring the other. According to John Kennedy (1999), orthodox masculinity is the opposite of femi...
  • Integration Of Masculine And Feminine Forces
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    Exploring Masculine And Feminie Roles Essay, ResearchExplorting Masculine And Feminie Roles EXPLORING THE MASCULINE AND FEMININE IN ISABEL ALLENDE'S THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS By Jodi Denny Old Dominion University Copyright (c) 1997 Jodi Denny This document may not be reprinted without the permission of the author. For permission, contact: Isabel Allende's novel The House of the Spirits is woven with dichotomy. Opposing forces are juxtaposed: rich and poor, good and evil, political left and right,...

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