Beyond Macho: Defining a Man's World

Males are stereotyped as the all-powerful protector and provider, which pressures them (Nebenzahl ).    Women's studies have been covered in universities across the country since the early 1970s, minimum research on academic male courses could be found. 

The drive to study masculinity could be seen as a logical, extended version of women's studies, viewing the problems of gender and the social construction of sexuality mostly from a female perspective.  

The aggressive arena of men's sports and its connection to more of a serious emotional damage is not being studied by Concordia sociology graduate student, Cheryl MacDonald.  Her research tries to understand how these "masculine" behaviors are linked to the way in which young men are socialized.  

Gazette Beyond Macho

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