Friday, August 28, 2015

Men's Movements

According to the Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender, Men’s movements are defined as, “a collection of social, political, and philosophical organizations that seek to redefine men’s relationship to their prescribed gender roles.” These said organizations have been around for many years, but picked up in the 1970s. They were formed after feminist groups started being made. They did this to reassert their “manliness.” Dictionary.com defines manliness as, 'having qualities traditionally ascribed to men, as strength or bravery.”  Many of these organizations currently do not allow women to join or if they are allowed, they are limited in what they can participate in.

According to Wikipedia, one of the biggest men’s movements was the Men’s Liberation Movement. It started in the 1960s and 1970s in response to feminism movements. Many people argued that gender relations were not fair to either sex, and both men and women are equally oppressed. This is just one of the many examples of major men’s movements, all of which started in the 1970s.

"Men's Movement." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, n.d. Web. 28 Aug. 2015.

Holcomb, Brian D. "Men's Movements." Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender. Ed. Fedwa Malti-Douglas. Vol. 3. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2007. 995-997. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 28 Aug. 2015

"Men's Movement." Dictionary.com. Dictionary.com, n.d. Web. 28 Aug. 2015.

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2 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 28, 2015 at 8:53 AM

    Very interesting topic. So do men's movements seek to revert society back to traditional gender roles or to advocate the idea that men are also suppressed with in the confines of their "gender norms"?

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  2. UnknownAugust 28, 2015 at 8:58 AM

    It's interesting to see how the women's actions caused the men to reform themselves. I wonder if the men felt threatened by feminists groups and therefore had to "reassert their manliness".

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