While not a very detailed definition, it shows how fluid masculinity can be throughout time. In present times masculinity has been associated with aggressiveness and strength. Men are expected to complete tasks of strength or at least do something aggressively. This is what would make it hard for men to do thing considered such as pet cats. One of the largest indicators of masculinity may not be actions of strength and aggressiveness but physical appearance. Although a man could be very strong and muscular, his masculinity could come into question if he was of a shorter stature. In a study over men self-reporting height, Anthony Bogaert and Donald McCreary from Brock University’s Department of Psychology found not only that “shorter men exaggerated their height more than taller men,” but also that masculine characteristics present in men lead to more of an over-reporting of height. Men with such masculine characteristics feel the need to achieve social desirability to the point that they will distort the image of themselves to achieve more desirable masculine physical characteristics (Bogaert, McCreary). In the modern day it is not just good enough to be strong and aggressive; a man should also look strong and aggressive, and height is the most efficient way to denote “looking
While not a very detailed definition, it shows how fluid masculinity can be throughout time. In present times masculinity has been associated with aggressiveness and strength. Men are expected to complete tasks of strength or at least do something aggressively. This is what would make it hard for men to do thing considered such as pet cats. One of the largest indicators of masculinity may not be actions of strength and aggressiveness but physical appearance. Although a man could be very strong and muscular, his masculinity could come into question if he was of a shorter stature. In a study over men self-reporting height, Anthony Bogaert and Donald McCreary from Brock University’s Department of Psychology found not only that “shorter men exaggerated their height more than taller men,” but also that masculine characteristics present in men lead to more of an over-reporting of height. Men with such masculine characteristics feel the need to achieve social desirability to the point that they will distort the image of themselves to achieve more desirable masculine physical characteristics (Bogaert, McCreary). In the modern day it is not just good enough to be strong and aggressive; a man should also look strong and aggressive, and height is the most efficient way to denote “looking