Masculinity Among Young Men Essay
Growing up in our society and transforming into various norms, values and beliefs, is revolutionary amongst young men and ladies, and today I will specifically focus on young men. My little brother is 12 years old, he is already expected to “act like a man” or “man up”, and He will be told to show no weakness. This kind of advice will hinder my brother from becoming a “true man”. According to tough guys 2 by Jackson, Katz 86% of armed robberies are committed by men, 77% of aggravated assaults are committed by men, 87% of stalkers are men, 86% of domestic violence incidents resulting in physical injury are perpetrated by men, 99% of rapes are committed by men, Men commit approximately 90% of murder, and over the past 30 years, 61 of the last 62 mass
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Anything that connects to a woman (even though a woman birthed you into the world), like housework, staying at home to watch the kids, or even being emotional, is put down. Men who don’t fit into the traditional role of masculinity are ignored and are seen as weak. On top of that, men are constantly told to gain respect. If he loses respect in anything, then he’s not manly because that’s what a man is supposed to be all about. But what is respect? According to Mariam-Webster respect is “a feeling or understanding that someone or something is important, serious, etc., and should be treated in an appropriate way.” In this way, violence is thought of as a suitable mode to regain lost masculinity. This leads me into my second point hyper masculinities endorsement on violence. According to Sanyika Shakur in Monster Violence is a structural arrangement or action that leads to physical or nonphysical injury to the victims. (This was written while he was in solitary confinement). This is the main reason why we constantly hear about more men are put behind bars for violence or domestic abuse to show their manliness, to gain back that since of “respect” that was
Anything that connects to a woman (even though a woman birthed you into the world), like housework, staying at home to watch the kids, or even being emotional, is put down. Men who don’t fit into the traditional role of masculinity are ignored and are seen as weak. On top of that, men are constantly told to gain respect. If he loses respect in anything, then he’s not manly because that’s what a man is supposed to be all about. But what is respect? According to Mariam-Webster respect is “a feeling or understanding that someone or something is important, serious, etc., and should be treated in an appropriate way.” In this way, violence is thought of as a suitable mode to regain lost masculinity. This leads me into my second point hyper masculinities endorsement on violence. According to Sanyika Shakur in Monster Violence is a structural arrangement or action that leads to physical or nonphysical injury to the victims. (This was written while he was in solitary confinement). This is the main reason why we constantly hear about more men are put behind bars for violence or domestic abuse to show their manliness, to gain back that since of “respect” that was