Along with the pressure, my brother was not allowed to be helped because my mother wanted him to be an independent and strong man. My brother was injured on a sport day when he was in junior high school. He went back home with a crying face and asked my mother if she could take care of his wound. But she said, "You are a boy! It's not big deal! Don't show me your crying face no more." These stereotypes pushed my brother to work harder and strive for success in his future. Because of these standards given by gender roles, he is constantly trying to improve himself and avoid losing in any competitions in life.
In Holly Devor's article "Gender Roles Behaviors and Attitudes," the author defines the typical appearance of masculine should be expansive and tough. I agree with this perception of the male gender because body postures can reflect a strong distinction between masculinity and femininity; but it cannot affect a man's aggression. Examples from my personal experience are habits such as fondling my hair while I am thinking and not expanding my limbs and thighs because of its rudeness. Although I might not present myself as the masculine American men, I am still very aggressive in my personality. Even though the perception of my masculinity might not be equal to those in magazine covers and other forms of media, one's inner strength and masculinity cannot be determined just according to his appearance stereotypes.
Doctor Devor also points out men generally are concerned with egoistic dominance because they are unemotional to feelings of hurt others in her article. It is hard for me to define the unemotional stereotype is helpful or not even though I consider that men are selfish. We always want to take advantages from others, so that this unemotional trait is helpful to the benefit of a man by the time it causes unpredictable harm to his moral and his relationships with others. But it really helps me if I focus from another view.