Achievement of Masculinity Through Energy-Drink Consumption: Experimental Evidence Supporting a Closer Look at the Popularity of Energy Drinks Among Men” General Psychology 101 Heading of Article: The Achievement of Masculinity Through Energy-Drink Consumption: Experimental Evidence Supporting a Closer Look at the Popularity of Energy Drinks Among Men Authors: Wen-Bin Chiou‚ Wen-Hsiung Wu‚ and King-The Lee Journal: Psychology of Men and Masculinity Year of Publication:
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contradiction that can arise when the body cannot exhibit typical embodiments of masculinity. There are many ways in which physically disabled men use their bodies and actions to challenge dominant discourse of
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his article “It can be dangerous for the uterus”. His article examines social relations aiming more towards the roles of hegemonic masculinity in forming gendered spaces. In the beginning of the article Mr.Nunn starts discussing personal experiences and data collected from his researches in Sao Paulo‚ Brazil. “I examine the most salient aspects of hegemonic masculinity in the lives of female recyclers” (Nunn 794-17). Through his article he attempts to gain a deeper understanding of socially exist
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written by Robert Jensen‚ a journalism professor at the University of Texas‚ in Austin‚ he tells us that “if we could get rid of the whole idea of masculinity‚ we have a chance to create a better world for men and women.” He states that it’s not easy to be a man in our society‚ especially with the demands that come with the dominant conception of masculinity‚ which is where men are perceived to be tough‚ competitive and aggressive and must show those qualities in order to prevail as a “real man.” He
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The concept of masculinity is encouraged and reinforced to young boys before they are able to comprehend what they are being taught. Society regurgitates these ideologies of what is an acceptable form of masculinity‚ and passes them on to other men and boys. The exposure that young boys and other men retain from what masculinity should be‚ is not limited to what their family consciously projects on to them‚ but also in various forms of media. Such as‚ on television‚ within the film at the movie theaters
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Madison Mock Writ 201 11/15/14 Dominican Masculinity and Its Downfall In reading The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao‚ by Junot Diaz‚ there is a large emphasis imposed on both male and female gender roles of the Dominican Republic. Gender roles are social and behavioral norms that‚ within a specific culture‚ are widely considered to be socially appropriate for individuals of a specific sex. However in this book‚ it is apparent that there is an extreme machismo attitude that is expected of men from
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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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The rise of Hegemonic masculinity as a concept in social and gender studies has been widely criticised by psychologists because many believe there is a singular view to masculinity‚ while Connell believes there are several views to masculinity. This essay will define Connell’s concept of Hegemonic masculinity and explain Connell’s ideas in relation to gender violence in society. Also‚ with the use of two theoretical approaches namely; the Psycho-Discursive or Social Constructionist and the Feminist
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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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Masculinity and crime: a comparative study of a quantitative and a qualitative research addressing the same topic Masculinity is a notion that made history and has permanently influenced Western culture and beyond. Not long ago‚ social sciences have begun to challenge questions and analyse the idea of masculinity which‚ until that time‚ was used as such‚ as a fact of nature. This move was due to not only the feminist movement‚ but also the development of social sciences which have aimed to critically
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