Men Are Trained to Dominate Women in a Variety of Ways The stereotypes of gender differences play a key role in shaping men’s dominance over women. Since early childhood men are taught to follow traits that identifies men and men are taught to stay away from traits that women follows. Men are trained to show dominance over women, and men are taught to follow certain traits to maintain their dominance over women. Stereotypes of males require males to maintain their power in any type of situation. Men have to prevent their masculine status by not being controlled by women. Being males, they are required to look muscular to make sure they have the mental and physical strength to overcome difficult circumstances. The stereotypes of men make men
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An individual man is taught to protect his respect, maintain power and take in control of the situation in order to keep his superiority over woman. Men need to make sure that their prestige remains high to keep their preeminence over women. One way man can keep his respect is by doing everything that they promise to do without failing. A man that keeps his words and backs up his words through his activities will make woman respect him. Woman will have more respect for a man that does not fail to back up his words. Getting the respect from woman will help a man to keep his reputation at a higher level than of a woman. Also man has to keep his power by not confessing to his mistake. In an essay “Sex, Lies, and Conversation” by Deborah Tannen, Tannen mentions, “improvement comes naturally, as it did to the young woman and her boyfriend who seemed to go to sleep when she wanted to talk. Previously, she had accused him of not listening, and he …show more content…
Having to stop the masculinity of a man from losing will help man to be on higher level than woman. One way man can stop his masculine status from losing is by being strong, following responsibility, and providing help for others. Being a man that is able to do the responsible actions and providing assistance to other will make man to prevent his masculine status. Man will not face a situation where his masculine status will lose and woman will not offend man’s masculine status. Also man does not want to face humiliation which would make man feel belittle. In an essay “The Wife-Beater” by Gayle Rosenwald Smith, Smith mentions, “Therein lies perhaps the worst difficulty: that wife-beater name for this shirt teaches the wrong thing about men.” (517). Man does not want others to view them with less respect. Facing humiliation will make man feel demean and he will not be able to maintain his power and respect. Additionally man do not want woman to control man and make man look weaker. A man does not want to allow woman to take control of a situation and control him and make him follow her instructions. Being able to be under control of a woman, man will not be able to maintain his power. Man wants to take power under his control to keep their dominance level higher. Men maintain their dominance by making sure their masculine status does not lose, they do
An individual man is taught to protect his respect, maintain power and take in control of the situation in order to keep his superiority over woman. Men need to make sure that their prestige remains high to keep their preeminence over women. One way man can keep his respect is by doing everything that they promise to do without failing. A man that keeps his words and backs up his words through his activities will make woman respect him. Woman will have more respect for a man that does not fail to back up his words. Getting the respect from woman will help a man to keep his reputation at a higher level than of a woman. Also man has to keep his power by not confessing to his mistake. In an essay “Sex, Lies, and Conversation” by Deborah Tannen, Tannen mentions, “improvement comes naturally, as it did to the young woman and her boyfriend who seemed to go to sleep when she wanted to talk. Previously, she had accused him of not listening, and he …show more content…
Having to stop the masculinity of a man from losing will help man to be on higher level than woman. One way man can stop his masculine status from losing is by being strong, following responsibility, and providing help for others. Being a man that is able to do the responsible actions and providing assistance to other will make man to prevent his masculine status. Man will not face a situation where his masculine status will lose and woman will not offend man’s masculine status. Also man does not want to face humiliation which would make man feel belittle. In an essay “The Wife-Beater” by Gayle Rosenwald Smith, Smith mentions, “Therein lies perhaps the worst difficulty: that wife-beater name for this shirt teaches the wrong thing about men.” (517). Man does not want others to view them with less respect. Facing humiliation will make man feel demean and he will not be able to maintain his power and respect. Additionally man do not want woman to control man and make man look weaker. A man does not want to allow woman to take control of a situation and control him and make him follow her instructions. Being able to be under control of a woman, man will not be able to maintain his power. Man wants to take power under his control to keep their dominance level higher. Men maintain their dominance by making sure their masculine status does not lose, they do