Doris Lessing illustrates woman's vulnerable role in society by adopting the intolerable heat as a trigger for male aggression and presents the conflict of power between man and woman. ... While Stanley presents the stronger trait of male aggression through violent language and acts, young Tom diminishes her validity as an independent being by objectifying her sexually, dreaming, "she [has] been tender with him" (540). ... Lessing's message is that Tom only has positive feelings towards the woman on his own terms as he objectifies her in his estimation of her as a sex object sat...

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By limiting their emotions and replacing it with aggression, the little boys minds becomes un-balanced. ... In most movies, male characters are rewarded by self-control and the control of others, aggression, violence, financial independence, respect, and physical desirability. ... In conclusion, through their peers, family and the media, boys grow up to be men who taught to be masculine, and that means to be aggressive towards women and children. ...

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Society has set the stereotype that men must exhibit "a manly air of toughness, confidence, and self-reliance and the aura of aggression, violence, and daring" (Devor 425). ... Today's man is expected to follow a certain path in life characterized by a disposition towards dominance and aggression, concerned only with goals, means and use of power. ...

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The male is typically the guardian of the nest, and is aggressive towards competitors and chases them away. ... The former discussion about the fish describes behavior patterns such as courtship, aggression, and deception, and this clearly bears a resemblance to the behavior patterns of other species in their mating conduct as well. ... A man's wife will always come from a lineage which is part of a semi-permanent hierarchy of "wife-givers" that alines towards his own; and a women's husband will always come from a lineage which is known as "wife-takers" towards her own. ...

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Masculinity in the Media The discussion of masculinity encounters a paradox: some behaviors are clearly aimed at dominance showing off, physical aggression, etc but no man is only dominant, some men are not dominant at all, yet somehow on the whole a systematic dominance of men over any person deemed as feminine seems to get reaffirmed. ... The mass media's treatment of sport has contributed to idealizing and institutionalizing competition, domination, toughness and aggression as unquestionable and sacred masculine values. ... This theme appears most often in advertising geared towards...

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Because they look down on women and feminine behaviors, they begin to exhibit violence towards women as well. ... This cult of hyper-masculinity and dominance that exists within the NFL, MMA, and other athletics dominated by the patriarchy encourages money, power, and aggression above all else, fostering this male dominance and leading to violence in all aspects of these men's lives. ...

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As Ray states, 'if there is an underlying biological tendency towards masculine violence, this should manifest similarly in different cultures and places, which it does not' (2011:85). ... Towards the older ages of 16-25, this is where men are experiencing new things in their life; perhaps using drugs, or other aggressive types of risk taking. ... Many social theories contribute towards the understanding of why violence appears to be associated with masculinity. ... Bandura argued that aggression is learned, through a 'behaviour modelling process. ... Experiments such as this ...

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The objectives of this research is to: 1) investigate gender difference in online gaming 2) find out the reasons why students play online games 3) find out the amount of time students spend playing online games 4) investigate how gender difference affects aggressive behavior of students 5) investigate the negative effects of online gaming 6) study the students' behaviour and attitude towards online gaming Methodology The data for this study was collected using questionnaire. ... Impact of Violent Online Games on Aggressive Behavior According to Kim et al. (2008), university students who...

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In the Kane action figure this facial expression suggests anger and aggression. ... The cage matches are very symbolic by expressing the ideas of how men should act within their work, home, and towards women. ...

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The essay will give evidence that, hormones are a biological indicator that we are biologically driven towards our sexuality. ... His body will begin to grow pubic hair, his voice will deepen, his muscles will become larger and he will show more aggression when trying to assert his masculinity. ... These case studies put forward, argue precisely the point, that it is biological factors that decide our sexuality and we are therefore biologically driven towards our sexuality. *************** The nurture theory, put simply, means that our sexuality is not the result of our biology (nature) but ra...

• Word Count: 1993
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