Masculinity Essays

Caesar can be said to be superstitious with her wife Calpurnia, having a gift in prophecy which matches with her elements in the play that are supernatural. Caesar’s ego leads him to think that the omens are meant for him but he rubbishes of the idea as it would conflict with the belief of him […]

Nivea partnered with Indian thespian Arjun Rampal for a marketing campaign launch intended for repositioning its diversity of men’s grooming products in the nation. Launched on 16th May 2013, the campaign utilized the slogan “It begins with you.” The ad starts with three different men who have applied the Nivea Sensitive aftershave men’s lotion on […]

Gautam Malkani in his article, “Mixing and Matching” published on April 22 2006 in the Financial Times, tries to explain how British Asians’ quest to express their masculinity in the streets of London led to development of the desi subculture that has given British Asians a sense of participation and contribution to British culture because […]

The work of art has developed overtime giving rise to new forms of genres in the world. Major parts have been featured in film technology. Movies have been produced to convey different information in the world. This gives several meanings that can be used to classify movies. Some specific categories of movies include the love […]

Erauso’s autobiography shows us that she had acquired the position of a heterosexual man. She strongly refuses being a heterosexual woman as it is associated with subordination and hence replaces it with a heterosexual male role, complete with proprietary and exploitive attitudes towards females. This starts during the time when Erauso flees away from the […]

Introduction As the main character of water for elephants, Jacob is working overtime. He encounters trials and tribulations. Change is the law of life and as time goes on, the character undergoes several dynamics which transforms him into a better person. At first, Jacob is a sex crazed young agent. He is habit childish and […]

James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s room was initially published in 1954 and is included in the leading novel to handle issues of the same sex wish with heart and honesty; it additionally provoked frank homosexual talk within the public sphere. The narrative concentrates on the experiences of David, an American, who moves to Paris in a self-exploration […]

Rios’ ‘The Consequences of the Criminal Justice Pipeline on Black and Latino Masculinity’ draws important insights regarding race and gender concerning crime in the US’s criminal justice. It is true to say that masculinity or hyper-masculinity in a young man creates the feeling of manhood (Rios 151). I concur with the author that policing and […]

The early English literature is the English writing from the primitive period up to the eighteenth century. The rise of vernacular literature due to cultural and imaginative forces has made the early British literature significant. The writers in early British times used several forms like prose, drama, and poetry. They also made use of many […]

What determines our gender and its expectations? Gender refers to social differences that exist between femininity and masculinity. The term sex and gender are often used interchangeably where the latter refers to the determination of female or male on the grounds of a set of socially accepted biological criteria. In a society, Gender is typically […]

In the article by Rosemary, (2003), the author says that the role of women traditionally revolved around motherhood although the trend is currently changing.Alison, (1997) talks of human biology and how feminism is depicted through biological differences. Essentially is because of biological differences that women do things differently from men including spending much time on […]

Since time immemorial, men and women had been perceived to suite specific jobs. The trend has diminished rapidly and gender roles have intermingled in the current society. Only under few societies, gender roles manifest. In the past strenuous jobs were assigned to men such as cultivation, construction and quarrying. Other risky roles such as provision […]

The cognitive development of a person is his or her ability to perceive, think and understand the meaning of something through interaction with the world. (Bransford, John et al.). Boys under the age of 10 years perceive the world through the eyes of those close to them such as their parents. Thoughts and reasoning skills […]

It is argued that gender advertisements and use of images could be teaching the viewers a vast array of social prompts, and even the subtle ones could influence the observer. As well, it’s through advertisements that gender relations is learnt, and amongst these relations are the masculinity and femininity aspect. For that case, this article […]

The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao has attained both popular and critical acclaim. The novel is a melange of several interesting stylistic features. It brings social history, science fiction and magical fantasy all together in an experimental narrative form. The copious use of footnotes and imaginative asides are also notable. The novel is also […]

We posited that media images of men influence the gender role attitudes that men express soon after exposure to the images. A total of 212 men (87% European American, 7% Asian or Asian American, 3% African American, and 3% other) viewed magazine advertisements containing images of men that varied in terms of how traditionally masculine […]

Objectivity has received a bad name. This presents a special problem to the field of law, and it is a problem that argument scholars are in a position to shed some light on. Setting aside the radical Critical Legal conclusion that the only consistent action is to do away with law altogether, there is on […]

Typically, in western culture masculinity is traditionally constructed as a way to show physical superiority. Masculinity in society is typically shown through the physical body which shows that masculinity is generally constructed to be heroic and a dominant power. This is shown in the novel Lord of the Flies, the theme of masculinity through the […]

In this essay I plan to argue that the social position of women is clearly shown to be subordinate in ‘Midaq Alley’ and ‘Season of Migration to the North’. I will firstly examine how and why men pursue women in the two books. I shall also look at women’s status and rights in society. I […]

Introduction In this assignment, intellectuality will be employed to analyses drag performance and culture. Intellectuality was first introduced by the French cosmetician Julia Jerkiest in the late sixties, and describes how texts can be understood with references to other texts- often associated primarily with postindustrial theories. Karate’s referred to texts in terms of two axes: […]

Throughout the novel, the characters make numerous references to masculinity, emphasizing its value and standards during these times. Shakespearean references educate readers about the mentality of people during the uses and the traits in which defined a man. The role of a man included: dominance, ambition, and the ability to bare brutality with ease. Shakespeare […]

In his essay From Game to War, Alan Dundes creates a strong link between the aggressiveness males show both on the field of war and on the filed of play. He believes that this instinct that is shown in sports to check, push, trip, tackle, and hit one’s opponent is the same instinctual characteristic shown […]