“…pressures to conform to gender-role expectations are stronger for men?

Question

than for women.”
True or False? Why or Why Not?

'i.e., failure to conform to gender role norms or expectations tends to be punished more in men than in women' McCreary, D. R. (1994). 'The male role and avoiding
femininity'. Sex Roles, 31, 517–531.

Paraphrased at:
http://www.menshealth.org/code/PMM2005A.PDF

He's referring to "social pressures" - the pressures put on by the expectations of society.

okaaaaay...

I see you are pulling a nightshift - you were another 'incarnation' earlier on this evening. How many manly incarnations have you got on this forum anyway? However, I blocked you, so why do you instist on ranting here - where you're not wanted? You also have me blocked. Is that a manly-man thing to do? Manly men should be tough - and you are easily intimidated by female posters. Why do you think you have anything of any possible importance or insight to offer here anyway? You don't. You are a waster of air and space. Go back outside and play in the sandbox 'kicking 'girly butt', or whatever it is you think you do so well.

Incidentally, Manly Man, I only blocked you after you blocked me. Now, get back in your OWN sandbox!

Answer 1

To an extent I would believe this. Men cannot do many 'feminine' things without being ridiculed. Men are expected to be tough and a variety of other things. The things is I think a lot of men can't see this expectations and are often the ones ridiculing others for not fitting into the norm. I think women are generally more acceptive of other women who are not the stereotype and have been fighting for equality for so long they they can see it pressures when they appear. It would be interesting to see a SERIOUS male perspective on this.

Answer 2

Yes I think it's true, particularly young men are under pressure, to portray the definition of "manly".... which probably causes a lot of private grief and anxiety. There is a noticeable withdrawal of visible emotions from boys around 14+, when they'd previously been outgoing, chatty, sensitive little boys. They seem to become wary of showing too much sensitivity or emotion, rather than risk getting ridiculed by their peers, or society in general. Also, females can access any male fashion, but let the reverse happen and he immediately has to explain or put up with unfair labels and ridicule.

Answer 3

I think that it depends on what perspective you look at it from. I say we all have equal pressure as human beings.

However, if we must maintain labels, I'd say that if you take a gender class you will probably notice that men and women have just about equal amounts of areas that they are pressured in.

Everyone is expected to fit into the norm associated with their gender and that norm consists of many different expectations.

Answer 4

You seem to be forgetting that not everyone holds feminist views. No one that matters anyway.

In the real world, real women prefer manly men and will ditch the feminine girly men in an instant for a start.

Girly men get their butts kicked by other men because they are annoying and unlike women who have attitude problems, when a girly man has an attitude that needs adjusting there's nothing stopping an actual man from teaching him his place.

Answer 5

They are stronger for men because if a man is a failure he cannot attract a decent woman and wont get any respect. Like the person above me said, a womans only pressure is to not be hidious or a "fatass"