Is masculinity a social construct?

[Neuromancer]

I've read this somewhere and I wanted to know how or why this is true.

 

[no.]

ehhh

according to sociological theories pretty much everything involving humans is a social construct

just read some articles on gender studies breh

you'll get much better explanations of their logic than on the coli

 

[Neuromancer]

ehhh

according to sociological theories pretty much everything involving humans is a social construct

I know. It's crazy

 

[Diondon]

Constructed by who? The cavemen running from sabre toothed tigers?

 

[Neuromancer]

Constructed by who? The cavemen running from sabre toothed tigers?

That's what I'm asking.

 

[Diondon]

That's what I'm asking.

The answer to most everything in life lies in simple human biology.

 

[BocaRear]

Define masculinity first

As in like society's concepts and beliefs of what "being a man" entails and patriarchy
Or like masculine traits such appearance and muscles and biology?

 

[Neuromancer]

Define masculinity first

As in like society's concepts and beliefs of what "being a man" entails and patriarchy
Or like masculine traits such appearance and muscles and biology?

Well in some cases biological factors are disregard and called social construct. Like despondency that can come from lack of sex.

 

[Knuckles Red]

Sex refers to male or female, while gender refers to masculine or feminine. Society tells us what it is to be masculine vs what it means to be feminine, and that a man "should" be masculine while a woman "should" be feminine. So yes, masculinity is a social construct. A man can be masculine or feminine. A woman can be masculine or feminine. There is nothing innate about a man being masculine.

 

[Diondon]

Sex refers to male or female, while gender refers to masculine or feminine. Society tells us what it is to be masculine vs what it means to be feminine, and that a man "should" be masculine white a woman "should" be feminine. So yes, masculinity is a social construct. A man can be masculine or feminine. A woman can be masculine or feminine. There is nothing innate about a man being masculine.

So you had to be told to act like a man before you started acting like one? Cool
Im also assuming that these men that find there's nothing innate about a man being masculine have an absolute 0 count of testosterone

 

[Matt504]

Yes it is.

 

[Neuromancer]

Yes it is.

Elaborate.

 

[Schmoove]

Everything derives from biology. As above, so below...

 

[KravenMorehead™]

Nope.

 

[Poitier]

partially biologically, partially socially constructed.