Category: Gender Differences

Is Masculinity Always Toxic? Many people today believe that all masculinity is toxic. Toxic masculinity is almost always represented in males and extremely rarely in females within books, films and plays. Not all masculinity is toxic, and it can be shown in both the play, A Streetcar Named Desire, and the film, Gran Torino. How…

Is Masculinity Always Toxic? Many people today believe that all masculinity is toxic. Toxic masculinity is almost always represented in males and extremely rarely in females within books, films and plays. Not all masculinity is toxic, and it can be shown in both the play, A Streetcar Named Desire, and the film, Gran Torino. How…

“The Yellow Wallpaper” Identity Essay The Yellow Wallpaper presents a unique format that can be interpreted in many ways. Gilman adds purpose to her writing by bringing awareness to overlooked topics and issues. One way the author does this is through her descriptive writing style. The Yellow Wallpaper seamlessly depicts the concepts of the Id,…

The Psychology Of Suicide: Do The Means Predict The Motive? In the Netflix series 13 Reasons Why, the main character Hannah Baker violently completes suicide after experiencing bullying and sexual assault. She leaves seven cassette tapes of the 13 reasons why she completes suicide. The Netflix series received significant backlash from the mental health community…

Essay on Gender Differences in Well-being at Work Introduction When I began working in the healthcare sector, gender differences in well-being at work (WAW) were not something I had thought of as an issue. However, as my career progressed, I became attuned to certain gender-specific challenges my female peers faced. Historically, women are more thought…

The Features Of Healthy, Toxic And Hyper Masculinity Masculinity is an expression of traits that are generally exhibited by men. Society has a strict view of masculinity, thereby causing men being expected to display strength, confidence, ambition, leadership and similar traits. Masculinity is typically described in three main ways; healthy, toxic, and hyper masculinity. Healthy…

Gender Differences in Personality, Communication Style, and Brain Based on Scientific Researches Before explaining variances between genders, it is essential to differentiate between the terms gender and sex. The terms sex and gender had been used interchangeably for centuries. In 1949 a French author, Simone de Beauvoir in her book (The second sex) defined the…

The Peculiarities Of Hegemonic Masculinity Over the past two decades hegemonic masculinity has had a tremendous smash upon gender studies especially in the social sciences. Hegemonic masculinity was distinguished by negatives such as toughness, aggressiveness, excessive risk taking and emotional illiteracy. When we talked about structural violence, we found perception, suppression and pain because of…

Explanation and Marginalization of Toxic Masculinity Deconstructing the notions of centrality and marginality against the background of masculinities embosses the suspicion that what is at the centre often hides a repression. Toxic Masculinity as a concept finds its origins in the objective of cultivating a tolerance of variance in masculinities. However, its integration into modern…

Difference between Male and Female Serial Killers: Analytical Essay The serial killer terms reign deep fear in the hearts of the majority of the population. Traditionally, the acts have been associated with males with women perceived to be conventionally caring and are compassionate to their fellow human beings and thus incapable of serial killing. However,…