BOYS
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Violence
MASCULINITY
Entertainment
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Video Games
The male gender is not acknowledged in crimes of violence
When their are shootings, murders, (acts of violence) men are referred to as kids, shooters, murderers instead of men.
Do not question why men are the cause of majority of violence
Girls live in same society yet are not as violent
dominant groups are often not examined
when gender is seen as a reason for violence, they blame testosterone and nature
look at domestic abuse as a women's issue, instead of a men's issue, the focus is on women because they are not seen as the dominant group
"Boys will be Boys"
Films
racial stereotypes are portrayed in movies that deal with masculinity and violence
Asian men are shown as desexualized, and unmanly
Changed by the introduction of Martial Arts in film industry
violence is taught to audience, showing that violence represents masculinity
Expectations
Violence goes hand in hand with masculinity
creates young boys to act different races to be "cool"
violence is greatly glorified
Masculinity Over Time
Latino men are violent and participate in gangs
Italian men are involved in the mafia
Movies have gotten more violent over time
Example: Superheroes
Superhero movies first consisted of small fight scenes that were more comical than violent
The levels of violence in todays action movies contains more graphic violence scenes
violence and violent images have increased over time
violence in entertainment is increasing
The use of guns has increased
The physique of characters have changed making them more muscular, therefore more "masculine"
Games are made that completely focus on using guns and violence
young boys are the target audience of violent video games
Men believe that masculinity is going away, and that society is becoming "soft" because of women
Men feel that women are feminizing society
Many men want to feel dominant and empowered, so they participate in violence to regain a feeling of manhood, masculinity, control, and power
Violence is taught
Boy scouts were a popular way that society felt they would teach their young boys about how to be a man. Modelling "traditional masculinity"
Pressure to conform to masculine stereotypes could go across race, ethnicity, social class
Femininity vs. Masculinity
As women began to get their rights and more power, men saw this as a threat to their masculinity
Talking tough
Likes violence
Sexual Abuse
Gun Violence
seen as a way to regain power and control
about 300 million guns in U.S.
about 2/3 of these guns are owned by 20% of the population
older white men who live in rural areas are the main consumers of these guns
the #1 reason of owning guns since 1994 has shifted from recreation and hunting to protection and self-defense
In recent years, it is found that there are more and more mass shootings
massacre of 77 people in 2011, by Anders Breivik. His reason for the attack was a result of feminisms role in "diminishing" masculintiy
"gang rape"- a group of boys will dehumanize and abuse a girl, in as a way to bond or as something funny
over 30 000 people are killed by guns a year, majority is men
sexualizes women
Men feel a sort of anger toward women, and to seek dominance and power of women they participate in domestic abuse, sexualization, and aggression toward women
associating femininity with something negative
Men who are focused on manhood, are often homophobic, and will act violently toward gay men
common that groups of young men will beat up defenseless homeless men
will be ridiculed if boys and men do not measure up to these standards
men who are ridiculed because they do not measure up to the cultures standards of masculinity will more likely act out in violence