Masculinity And Aggression Analysis

“Too many boys are trapped in the same suffocating, outdated model of masculinity, where manhood is measured in strength, where there is no way to be vulnerable without being emasculated, where manliness is about having power over others.” (Black, 2018) Society has created boxes that men and women must fit into. Inside their distinct boxes, women are expected to be mild-mannered and look pretty; on the other hand, men are prompted with masculinity. The strict box suffocating men has prompted the eruption of aggressive behavior. The walls sealing in these erratic men with explosive tendencies are composed of societal expectations, past experiences, and the examples set by popular men.

To begin, society has fashioned strict characteristics that

In the mindset of politics, parents and family are the number one influence of children’s political beliefs. This is similar to aggression. “Recent research confirms that many of the most salient risk and protective factors for the development of aggression and violence reside in the family system. Family-based risks begin before birth, encompassing genetic and epigenetic processes. Contextual stressors (e.g., poverty, conflict) may impact development directly or indirectly through disrupted parenting behavior, including high negativity, low warmth, harshness, and exposure to violence.” (Labella, 2018) Family is a major part of life; the impact of family has long term effects. Male aggression and masculinity is taught in early childhood development, and as the children grows into adults, they teach their offspring the same roles, continuing the cycle. Not to mention, as men mature into young adults, violence becomes more prominent compared to women. “Women aged 15 to 44 worldwide are more likely to be killed or maimed because of male violence than because of war, cancer, malaria, and traffic accidents combined. In the US alone, the number of women murdered as a result of domestic violence between 9/11 and 2012 exceeded the number of terrorist victims on that day and all American soldiers subsequently killed in the War on Terror combined.” (Hughes, 2015) Men aim their aggression mainly at women, due to the stereotype of women being weak and dependant on a man. Thus, resulting in domestic violence. Moreover, the path a person takes evolves their beliefs and