This in crisis the traditional male role?, what happen? Even the male characters in certain television series give the impression of having physical or mental problems.
We will start by analyzing the concept of man. There are a definition of being a man, proposed by a well-known psychologist, Roland Levant:
"Avoid femininity, restrain emotions, separate sex from intimacy, pursue success and status, self-reliance, strength, aggression, and homophobia."
The traditional male model
The more traditional roles of the manly man we have inherited of bygone eras with a certain dose of violence and insecurity. The woman was a kind of propriety, submissive, passive and weak, and the man was the active role.
What is happening in the XNUMXst century? Among other things, that as women have gained independence, freedom and social importance, it gives the impression that the man loses part of his traditional masculine role.
What is the current male stereotype?
If we throw a look at the cinema and the society that surrounds us, the superheroes solve the questions and problems without negotiation, with blows and with violent superpowers. The bankers give a frivolous and ruthless image, the politician is greedy and even corrupt. And even the image of the playboy, who has long been seen as sympathetic to say the least, is now pathetic.
In some cases, the man has crossed over to the other side, but this also has risks. That is to say, those who decide to be compliant submissive with their partners and grant them everything they ask for, do not have anything assured either. In addition to losing their own needs, their image in their partner declines (manly weakness does not attract either), and they end up being abandoned.
Some concepts
Metrosexual. David Beckham has been the prototype, with the cult of aesthetics, cosmetics and the body, all on the verge of narcissism.
ubersexual. In this case, the man gives more importance to social relationships than to his own image. The actor George Clooney would be the example, who takes care of himself by liking himself, not by fashions.
The solution could be balance. That is, preserving traits of the traditional man, living together and respecting the evolved role of the female sex.
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