“I had had enough. I needed to make
a change.” Fear: Beneath the Façade
This reading talks about how men
are not allowed to be or show fear. Especially
in today’s culture it is very much apparent that boys are taught at an early
age you are supposed to be strong, protective, show no weakness. Boys are raise to bring home the money in
family situation, and to make rules.
Whereas, girls are raise to be more sensitive caring and nurturing. With girl’s emotions are expected and staying
at home caring for the house and children is an unspoken rule. In a study it was mentioned that when growing
up you boys are encouraged to go and explore, to become detached from their
parents. Whereas, with girls are
encouraged to stay in close proximities to their parents.
This has a great impact on how men
view themselves. Their Identities. If at a young age they struggle with some of
theses things yet are constantly getting negative feedback and told they should
be this way it can cause a lot of damage.
Insecurity, a lack of confidence, and even a lack of sensitivities
towards others feelings and emotions.
Then begs the question what kind of husbands or father do these boys become? It’s the cycle of socialization. Born into a family, raise a certain way, growing
up with those values and standards that are then passed on to their families
and children, witch then are passed on from there.
This reading kind of made me sad,
who do we have such a strong and unchanging thought of how a man should act and
be? Why does there have to be such a
negative response if they do not fit into the mold that society wants them to
fit. Then if they don’t they are looked down
upon, belittled, and told (in more words then not) that they are worthless. Again, tearing up their identity and how they
interact with society in general.
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