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Where Does Toxic Masculinity Come From
First, children tend to learn it from their parents, friends, relatives, and community — things to know and how to help your boys and men.
“When men seek that control — when we feel it’s our due — and don’t achieve it, we can resent and hate. Toxic masculinity sets expectations that prime us for disappointment. We turn that disappointment on ourselves and others as anger and hatred.” — James Hamblin.
What is toxic masculinity?
A study in the Journal of School of Psychology uses the following definition to explain toxic masculinity, “The constellation of socially regresse [masculine] traits that serve to foster domination, the devaluation of women, homophobia, and wanton violence” cited (Kupers, 2005, p. 71).
Why toxic masculinity?
Jennifer Galvan, PH.D. in her essay, The Root of Toxic Masculinity in the Poosh, reasons, “Toxic masculinity occurs when cultural pressures condition men to behave in traditional…
