It is physically proven that men are usually stronger than women. Men are physically stronger than women, who have, on average, less total muscle mass, both in absolute terms and relative to total body mass. The greater muscle mass of men is the result of testosterone-induced muscular hypertrophy. Men also have denser, stronger bones, tendons, and ligaments. All these factors combined lead to a stronger body, as compared to that of a woman. Because of their stronger bodies, men are affiliated to masculinity. Men and masculinity should not the same thing. Men are human beings, each individual uniquely different whereas masculinities are stories or myths about men and how they ideally should behave in a given society. Men are human beings, and as such, are social and gendered beings. Lang is of the opinion that an exploration of masculinities does not only help us understand men as gendered beings, but it can also help us understand the different factors about manhood that inform men’s behaviors and how these are related to the use of violence. In addition to the plurality of masculinities, the many ways of being a man there are also commonly held, and constantly repeated, notions about being men, or dominant forms of masculinity. Thus, Connell claims that, dominant forms of masculinity encourage personal violence in men, and they help to …show more content…
The fact that there is a greater number of men more than women in armed forces. Though women have often manufactured weapons and serviced armies, and in an age of nuclear weapons are equally targeted, it is historically rare for women to be employed as soldiers. The 30 million members of the world’s armed forces today are men. In many countries all soldiers are men, and even in those countries that admit women to the military, the top jobs are almost exclusively held by