Masculinity: Difference between revisions

In modern day society, masculinity is often associated with "prestige, power, and freedom."<ref>Leone, Bruno, and Terry Neill. Male/female roles: opposing viewpoints. St. Paul, Minn.: Greenhaven Press, 1983. Print. [http://www.amazon.com/Male-female-roles-Opposing-viewpoints/dp/0899083188/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1398385801&sr=8-8&keywords=Male+Female+Opposing+Viewpoints]</ref> Since men are considered to be the ones ruling the world, there's still the idea of unequal division of labor. However, given the history of women's oppression, men always had somewhat of an advantage over women, since the women were the ones who had to stay home and nurture the "foetus and young children." Thus the men had more time to develop a competitive nature in gaining wealth and power, whereas women developed more of caring and nurturing sensibility.