Boys are conditioned to see rivalry, toughness, domination, and violence as an acceptable normal behavior. During childhood these harsh masculine values become desirable modes of male behavior. ... In Tough Guise: Violence, Media and the Crisis in Masculinity, Jackson Katz argues that the media provide an important perspective on social attitudes- and that while the media are not the cause of violent behaviors in men and boys, they do portray male violence as a normal expression of masculinity. ... In Tough Guise, the school shooting in Littleton, Colorado was done by two little boys, the ...

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Many women are guilty of enhancing photographs of themselves, their friends and their surroundings before posting them on social media sites, such as Snapchat, Instagram, or Facebook. ... Although this desire to look beautiful has always existed, social media now affords us the tools to achieve this image. ... They can end up isolating themselves from others, avoiding school, and other social activities due to the way they feel about themselves. They turn to extreme destructive behaviors to take the pain away of feeling so horrible about themselves, like eating disorders and even cutting the...

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Many of the spokesmen responded with extremely homophobic comments, including one that stated being gay is not acceptable in the world of NFL because "it'd chemically imbalance an NFL locker room and meeting room" (McDonough). ... There is a power inequality built into the social structure of athletics that maintains female oppression. ... By showcasing the behaviors they are encouraged to exhibit, these men continue to maintain dominance. ... Because they look down on women and feminine behaviors, they begin to exhibit violence towards women as well. ... It is up to feminists...

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Sex is biological while gender is socially constructed. ... Him and other Empiricists thought that experiences were written into the mind and that every aspect of human behavior is acquired from the environment that surrounds them. ... Because gender is a socially constructed ideal it must be taught to us and not innate. ... But isn't it more that he is afraid because he has learned from peers that being afraid is the socially acceptable thing to do. ... "Theories are most successful when they let us believe that our "social prejudices are scientific facts after all."" ...

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