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An 8 page consideration of how the concept of masculinity has changed over time. This paper explores such things as the societal expectation for males to be the family breadwinner and the issues surrounding homosexuality. The author presents several examples of men attempting to juggle their masculinity in light of current cultural norms, values, and beliefs. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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among even vastly different cultures. Historically this construct has denoted a degree of superiority when contrasted with femininity. Males are viewed as the stronger sex, the more intellectual
sex, the most level headed and the most authoritarian. While the lines demarcating such separate gender identities are slowly fading over time, they are very much in existence even
today. This is the case both in the most technologically advanced countries and third world countries alike. Russia stands as a particularly interesting example of the construct of
masculinity and how it has remained remarkably stable over time yet at the same time changed in certain regards. The traditional
construct of masculinity in Russia revolved around concepts like toughness, bravery, and stoicism. The focus was on being the head of the household, serving ones country, and being the
breadwinner. Over time, particularly since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russians have experienced a severe economic transition. The result in many cases has been the demoralization of
men in particular (Ashwin and Lytkina, 2004). Consider, for example, Bob. Bob has problems finding and keeping a job with sufficient enough pay to maintain his family.
Bob becomes depressed, despondent and even suicidal. Bob is not alone, however. This task has become more and more difficult over time for many Russian men (Ashwin and
Lytkina, 2004). Russian mens status as the family breadwinner has thus been undermined. Like Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman", they are often put into a position
of having to bluff their way through this role. The result, however, is serious domestic marginalization (Ashwin and Lytkina, 2004).
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