Social, personal and physiological qualities that are characteristic of all males are called masculinity. This is a peculiar manifestation of masculinity in all aspects of life, both in everyday life, in everyday life, and in social. The meaning of the term in various sciences may be slightly modified, but in the classics it refers exclusively to men. However, there are also deviations from the norm, which are interpreted as female masculinity. Read about how this complex of features manifests itself in both sexes.
Gender difference
To begin with, let's try to determine what femininity and masculinity are. The first term describes all the qualities that are inherent in women. This is vulnerability, tenderness, the ability to create coziness, raise and raise children, the ability to be loving and caring. The second term covers all the qualities that should be inherent in every man. Among them, endurance, strength, calmness, the ability to protect, to be a support for the weak are distinguished. Both terms can be interpreted from the point of view of essentialism and the socio-constructivist approach. But these transcripts are only valid if femininity and masculinity are related to a woman and a man, respectively, but not vice versa.
Essential approach
Masculinity is based on biological qualities that, on a physical level, allow us to distinguish a man from a woman. The strong half of humanity here is considered as a separate natural category, which has its own biological qualities inherent in all its representatives from birth to death. Thus, masculinity is what a man is in society, how he behaves, relying on natural instincts and urges.
Femininity is treated in the same way, where all the physiological and behavioral characteristics that are inherent in the weaker sex play the main role. It is worth noting that this theory has been subjected to very strict criticism many times. The fact is that earthly society is not homogeneous. Each country has its own standards and ideas about what qualities should be characteristic of genders; therefore, there is no single characteristic for women and men from an essential point of view.
Social Constructivist Approach
In this interpretation, masculinity is a combination of social and behavioral qualities that a man should be endowed with and which society expects from him. In other words, this term implies that in each individual society, males are raised from childhood, based on certain standards and traditions. Thanks to this upbringing, in the future they correspond to the social standards traditional for their country. The same applies to female representatives. Any girl from the diaper is brought up according to a specific scheme, instilling in her all the qualities that should make her a real lady, a loving wife, a caring mother, and so on.
Historical factor
Researchers argue that “masculinity” is not a constant concept. Throughout the history of mankind, various peoples have had their own ideas about how a real man should look and what he should do. You can trace the history of the development of this social aspect thanks to those ideals that were characteristic of a particular era. These are athletes-athletes, rulers of states, prominent secular figures, actors, artists, etc. For example, if we consider the Middle Ages and the era of the Crusades, the main qualities inherent in men will be aggressiveness, intemperance, excessive severity and cruelty, despotism. If we turn to antiquity, then the characteristics of the stronger sex will be not only aggression and strength, but also poetry, philosophical thinking, creativity and so on.
Change of roles
We have already said that femininity is a combination of physiological and social qualities that must be inherent in every woman so that she can take her place in society. From the point of view of feminism, this is nothing more than the social framework that was established for women by the patriarchal system. They limit the beautiful half of humanity in many actions and opportunities, do not allow to develop and improve.
Later in psychology the term "masculinity in women" officially appeared. It means that the representative of the weaker sex has physical or social qualities that are characteristic of a man.
Masculine girls
In the fifth year of life, each of us is determined in the physiological and social aspect in who he is by gender. This is achieved through education in an appropriate way, as well as through the influence of sex hormones and other physical factors. But it happens that due to the influence of society or family, due to violations in the endocrine system, these settings are violated. As a result, the girl becomes like a boy both in external data and in her behavior and character. However, psychologists note that by the time of puberty, the girls often outgrow all this and become women.
Maiden Masculinity: Signs and Features
Briefly describe how to determine the mismatch of the inborn sex of a girl.
- Toys The child prefers soldiers, cars, plays war games, imagines himself a cowboy.
- Communication with peers. The girl is friends only with the boys, while communicating with them on an equal footing.
- Communication with adults. There is also a child prefers men's company. For women, a girl can demonstrate love with the persistence inherent in the stronger sex.
- Clothing preferences. A masculine girl will ask her mother to dress her in men's clothes, she will prefer a short haircut.
Conclusion
We found that initially masculinity is a socio-physiological aspect that defines a man in society. However, in some cases, all qualities that relate to the stronger sex may be inherent in women. Sometimes this is the result of improper upbringing, and sometimes it is associated with a hormonal imbalance.