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A 3 page paper that responds to questions concerning gender roles and modern media, with a particular focus on issue of masculinity that are describes in the documentary "Tough Guise," which features the comments of Jackson Katz. No additional sources are cited.
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below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates.?? Tough Guise/Jackson Katz Research Compiled By
- May, 2010 properly! Advertising images selling products aimed at men or women Products
sold using images of women include cosmetics, clothes, anything having to do with food preparation or childrearing. Products sold using images of men include guns, automobiles, and tools, as well
as products that are gender specific, such as mens clothes, shaving products, etc. Besides advertising, where do girls learn how to be a woman in American culture?
The writer/tutor watched the entire documentary, and it does not contain this information as it concentrates solely on masculinity. However, the student researching this topic could indicate the influence of
mothers as role models in conveying how to be a woman to their daughters. What are some benefits to boys and men of putting on the "tough guise"? When
is it an effective and adaptive response, and when is it self-destructive and dangerous to others? Jackson Katz, an anti-violence educator, defines
the "tough guise" as an extreme form of masculinity that men are taught as boys, which, is comprised of a "projection, a pose, a guise" that men assume to shield
their vulnerability and "hide their humanity" ("Tough Guise"). This can be considered an effective, adaptive response only in so far as it goes to create bonds between males, such as
father to son and with male peers. However, this benefit is completely offset by its much greater liabilities, as the "tough guise" is a very narrow and limited definition of
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