This article was helpful as it highlighted the influence society plays on gender roles and the ideas surrounding masculinity. It raised the point that masculinity itself isn't toxic but the cultural relations society has associated with being a 'real man' is. Furthermore it highlighted the multiple influences on masculinity as there are different forms of masculinity influenced by race, class, culture and sexual identity as well as other factors. The article discusses how falling short of the idea of being a 'real man' can lead to men to become insecure and anxious, which might result in them enacting force/dominance in another way, violence.
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