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Traditional masculinity: "Conforming to the norms of the “masculinity ideology” can result in suppressing emotions and masking distress in young boys as well m
by nickles 8y ago
Traditional masculinity:
"Conforming to the norms of the “masculinity ideology” can result in suppressing emotions and masking distress in young boys as well more risk-taking and aggressive behavior and a lack of willingness to seek out help."
"traditional masculinity — marked by stoicism, competitiveness, dominance and aggression — is, on the whole, harmful."
"Despite its warnings, the APA also encouraged men to embrace the positive aspects of traditional masculinity, like leadership and courage."
"Men in the United States also commit an estimated 90% more homicides than women and are also much more likely to be arrested for domestic violence."
Testosterone:
"Most studies support a link between adult criminality and testosterone"
"Most studies have also found testosterone to be associated with behaviors or personality traits linked with criminality such as antisocial behavior and alcoholism."
"Studies have also found administered testosterone to increase verbal aggression and anger in some participants."
"Testosterone is significantly correlated with aggression and competitive behaviour and is directly facilitated by the latter."
"The rise in testosterone levels during competition predicted aggression in males but not in females."
I can't help but notice that many of the attributes that fall under the umbrella of "toxic masculinity" are behaviors that appear to be correlated with response to testosterone. Although we can a identify biological basis for these behaviors, why do we insist they are a social "constellation of standards"?
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testosterone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Testosterone
- busterarm 8y agoEspecially when you see the same behaviors in other animals...
- archarios 8y agoPeople have varying level of testosterone in their bodies. Different bodies react to the same hormones differently. There are a lot of variables that contribute to who we are and how we experience life. Traditional gender standards push all sorts of people into certain boxes that a lot of people don't fit into comfortably and that causes a lot of people hardship. This is just recognizing a certain pattern that is generally harmful towards people subjected to it. It's fine to be competitive. It isn't okay to pressure people into being competitive because they "should" be to fit into their assigned role.