Masculinity

A few weeks ago, in sociology, we learned about masculinity. We read an article about school shootings, and we discovered that most of the people who were the shooters were predominantly white males. In the American culture, men are always thought of with a strength and tough connotation. The article explained many examples of these white males who were attacking these schools, and basically all of these shooters were bullied because others were questioning their masculinity. They all were looking for revenge, and they thought that holding a gun and shooting the schools would make others see them with fear. Ever since childhood, boys are taught to not seem vulnerable or scared. Whenever they cry, they're made fun of and told to stop because "big boys don't cry." Unlike females, they don't show as much affection, and they keep their feelings bottled up because it's not manly to talk about their feelings.