Men Fear Of Crime

My final paper will be on men and their relation to fear; specifically, their fear of crime pain, and rejection. Men, stereotypically, are not supposed to be afraid to deal with/commit crime. Men are also expected to have thick skin when it comes to pain. Lastly, men are expected to be brave and not fear rejection, no matter what. Whereas women are, stereotypically, meant to be afraid to be robbed, hurt, and rejected. The fact of the matter is that men's fear of crime is actually way higher than women’s fear of crime that they perceive as they are going to be more likely to be victimized in. Men are also more afraid of expressing pain, as well as being more afraid of being rejected. If more research of the fear of crime is to be done, then …show more content…
The fears that keep us up at night. The fears that can paralyze us when confronting tough choices. These fears are: rejection, irrelevance, and disappointment, and together they add up to the fear of failure—of failing to be… a man.” (Fiffer 1) I chose the topic of men and fear, specifically the fear of crime, pain, and rejection. Men have been raised to have an inherent fear of crime and its consequences, due to stereotypes of what jail is like, and the common theme of false judgments made by courts. Studies show that, overall, men fear crime more than women. Meaning, men fear being charged with a crime and going to jail more than women. Since a young age, society conditions men to believe that if you are a man and go to jail, then you will inevitably be raped. It’s become such a common trend in our society that it’s almost become a joke, even though it’s nothing to joke about. Studies also show, overall, that men have a greater fear of crime and going to prison than women. I feel that men generally fear the legal system more than women do. For instance, the common belief is that if a woman calls the police and claims a man raped her, even if he didn’t do it, he’ll lose in court and will go to jail for a crime that he didn’t …show more content…
It is known by many that American society is a patriarchal society, as are most countries’ societies. The patriarchal “ideal man” is a man who is physically fit, strong, exclusively masculine, heterosexual, cisgender, Anglo-Saxon, and sexist. Traditionally, each gender had its own role in patriarchal society. Men were the providers, protectors, disciplinarians, and strong ones. Women were the caretakers, cleaners, cooks, the ones who raised the children, and the nurses. These are old, traditional gender-roles that were established and are still trying to be maintained by patriarchal society. Gender-role conflicts arise when a member of a gender goes against their traditional gender-role. For instance, a gender role conflict would arise when a woman decided to go into the workforce and support her family while her husband decided to stay at home and help raise the children and take care of the