In the world of cultural studies‚ there is a balance. There is a balance‚ especially‚ in the continuum of the relationship between the concepts of cultural relativism and ethnocentrism. Ethnocentrism is defined as “a point of view that one’s own way of life is to be preferred above all others” (Rosado). This is an interesting viewpoint on life‚ contrasted by the definition of cultural relativism‚ which is the view that “values that are established by a culture are relative to the cultural ambiance
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his work and his family‚ but is unraveling at the seams as his business becomes a hit and his wife becomes uncontrollable. Flor sees it all‚ and even though there is a language barrier she knows the heartache attached to this unstable family. Masculinity and feminity in the two different cultures are seen when John Clasky cries while driving Flor to the bus stop‚ which makes Flor confused on how to respond‚ the narrator then states that "To someone with first-hand knowledge of Latin machismo‚ he
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Judith Butler questions the notion that certain gendered behaviors are a result of learning the performance of gender behavior‚ that which is associated with masculinity and femininity. She argues that it is a social construction that is only true to the extent of it being performed. Gender as defined in Undoing Gender is a “practice of improvisation within a scene of constraint‚” which is within a social context. The stylization of the body‚ gestures‚ movements and enactments create these
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Exploring the construction of hegemonic masculinity‚ we go through a contradicting state of the definition of manhood. Although contradictions appear‚ it is socially adapted and able to reside without conflict. Take manhood as this‚ “We think of manhood as a transcendent tangible property that each man must manifest in the world” (Kimmel‚ 1994). Meaning that manhood is merely an idea which is drilled into a man’s head by society‚ “Gender‚ we said‚ was an achieved status” (West and Zimmerman‚ 2015)
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Equally important as femininities‚ masculinity is socially constructed gender profiles that are categorized. Characterizing men in a specific category rather than equalizing them also diminishes them entirely by placing rigid expectations that are similar to that of societal views of
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The article The Dangerous Effects of Toxic Masculinity written by Sarah Sheppard describes toxic masculinity as “a concept used to define unhealthy and often traditional characteristics or attributes associated with men. men should be protectors‚ breadwinners‚ or leaders‚ or associating men with anger‚ selfishness‚ and aggression can be problematic and damaging” (Sheppard). Sheppard describes toxic masculinity as what a portion of people believe men should traditionally be. This can mean that the
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Masculinity and manhood is a running theme Macbeth. Throughout the play‚ Shakespeare challenges the traditional gender roles during that time period by having the female counterparts act superior among the men. Generally‚ men had the power and control over the women; however Macbeth reverses the traditional power division through Lady Macbeth and the witches although it maintains distinction by solidifying the powers men possess. Women during this time were submissive‚ uneducated‚ and had no say
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Freud‚ in his New Introductory Lectures on Psychoanalysis‚ argues that there is ambivalence between daughters and their mothers and attempts to explain the cause of the ambivalence. By ambivalence he means a love/hate relationship in which the actor has opposing feelings for an object simultaneously. The source of the ambivalence is embedded in the process of feminization that girls undergo. I gathered that it is the product of two separate psychical changes that girls undergo. I will first explain
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wounded patients have paid the price of war‚ patients suffering from what is today called Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder are just as wounded‚ only mentally‚ and not physically. Pat Barker suggests that‚ with the arrival of World War 1‚ the concept of masculinity was challenged by the men showing signs of war traumatism‚ and that conflict is shown throughout Regeneration by the reactions from the military‚ the patients themselves as well as their family. From the start‚ it is understood that not everyone
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Masculinity is defined as Possession of the qualities traditionally associated with men. “Handsome‚ muscled‚ and driven‚ he’s a prime example of masculinity" contrastingly femininity is defined as the quality of being female; womanliness. “She celebrates her femininity by wearing make-up and high heels" both of which are contrasts‚ men being admirable and positive yet women are perceived to be materialistic and false Homophobia is a massive issue in the modern game the frequent use of derogatory
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