Exploring Masculinity Through Violence in Schools

“41 percent of boys say they were physically assaulted at high school; 26 percent of girls say they experienced unwanted sexual contact at school; and one in four students first experienced sexual harassment or assault before Grade 7” (CBC Oct 24)

This is an era in which data speaks. Sophisticated statistical methods and powerful computers can accurately calculate facts with large data streams in a short time, and this data is shocking…

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Violence on campus has always been a topic, and we can see this topic anywhere and anytime. School is a place that provides students with knowledge, allows students to find groups, progress together, play together and make friends. Why is it a hell for some students? This is a very serious and rigorous topic. It’s not a kid’s childhood, but a serious and harsh violence. ”Jayden was rushed to hospital in critical condition and spent months recovering from a fractured skull, a brain bleed and hearing damage. His attackers were expelled, charged and ultimately convicted of assault. ” ( CBC Oct 24 ) It’s hard to imagine a student, a minor child will do such cruel behavior, but through statistics, campus violence is very common in today’s society “more than one-third of students between the ages of 14 and 21 say they were physically assaulted at least once before reaching high school.”There is a reason for everything.

Winner takes all, loser takes nothing, humans are also a kind of social animals, and males in social animals show their strength and establish prestige through violence, and humans will do the same, “Violence if often the single most evident marker of manhood”. (Kimmel 148) This is a simple and rude method used by men to show themselves. It is usually too good to show their violence in school to tell other students their abilities and make them worship and fear, and when they find that they are good The effect will become excessive and will eventually lead to bullying and tragedies, and this is one of the masculinity.  The boys have their own set of ways of handling and getting along. Under the masculinity, justice and help can hardly be reasonably extended “More than one-third of children who said they experienced violence in elementary/middle school did not report any of the incidents. In high school, nearly half chose not to report an incident.” ( CBC Oct 24 ) They are afraid of the authority of the perpetrators, and they are also afraid of being labeled as a whistleblower by the group and being isolated by the group, which is a terrible thing.

School violence has long been a familiar word. We can hear it everywhere, but school violence still exists in almost every school. Setting up a help center in the school can really help the victims of school violence to a great extent, but People never know that something needs to be solved fundamentally, Some people are willing to enter these concepts and use their physical strength to show their ability, while some people do not like it, and those who do not like it can only wear masks and live under these concepts in order not to be isolated. Any male who fails to qualify in any of these ways may at least consider himself unworthy, incomplete, and inferior. (Kimmel 2014 p.03).

By setting up a humanities lesson at the age of junior high school and educating on the topic of Masculinity, I believe that these boys can be taught to a large extent why they have relevant actions, and understand the consequences of such actions, thereby Curb school violence

Works Cited

Kimmel, M. Masculinity. 1987

McGuire, Jennifer. “Why CBC Started Looking into Violence in Schools | CBC News.” CBC news, CBC/Radio Canada, 8 Nov. 2019, http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/school-violence- editors-note-1.5331402

Common, David, et al. “‘I Thought He Was Dead’: CBC Survey Reveals 4 in 10 Boys Are Physically Assaulted at School | CBC News.” CBC news, CBC/Radio Canada, 8 Nov. 2019, http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/school-violence-marketplace-1.5224865.

BLOG 5: FRIEND

For this blog, I interviewed one of my close friends who has a very good relationship. I don’t have many close friends, no more than five, and he is the best among them. We met him six years ago. He He is also a man full of wisdom and reason. Although we are not in the same country now, I still interview him using chat software.

My first interview question with him was “why you close with your friend?”, And his answer was: “Because I am a human and human beings are social animals, they need to communicate and support each other, although some of them People do n’t like that, but I ’m not. I ’m part of the mainstream. We need friends to support and help each other. This is an instinctive action that is engraved on our genes and the body and brain will take. ”

My second interview question with him was: “What kinds of things do you like to do together?”, And his answer was: “Usually we go out to eat together because eating together is a way for humans to socialize It is also an essential part of promoting feelings and communication. At other times I will sit down and smoke and chat together, and sometimes play games together. “

My third interview question with him was: “Have you ever told your friend how much he means to you? If so, what did you say and how did he react? If you have never told him how much he means to you, why not? ”His answer was:“ Of course, for close friends, revealing your true heart is the best communication, showing your true emotions, and expressing it in words.

Blog 3: expression and independence

In the definition of Kilmartin, the best explanation for men is that they have very strong independence, do not need anyone to rely on, have a strong will and strong ability, and rarely socialize and get help from others. This is a man’s unique personality. He is temperamental, indifferent but not ruthless, always thinking to solve all problems himself, and strongly suppresses his emotions, not extroverted. Is a strong, reliable man.

In contrast, the character I can find with the above personality and temperament is from the main character “Master Sergeant John” in the series of novels and the game “Halo”. John is a powerful soldier and warrior. He has never taken off his helmet in the film and television and game series, revealing his true colors. He is cold-blooded, obedient and powerful. Visually, he is a muscle. Macho, has a strong independence in combat, but at the same time he is not good at expressing his emotions, almost rarely actively communicate with others, he does not rely on anyone, never acts with the team, has always been a single person Solitary, almost no social circle.

Therefore, this name comes from the role of Halo: Master Sergeant John is in line with Brannon ’s Themes of Contemporary Western Masculinity when it comes to inexpression and independence.

Blog #2: The Mask You Live In

This documentary is very interesting. As a boy, I did experience many of these things. You also realize it, but I have never explained it from the perspective of science and sociology, and when I see various Statistics, this is a shock to me.

All the people in the video have almost the same experience, and their mouth describes the various bad experiences I encountered in my childhood, which made me feel sad and sympathetic, and no one at the time could help them, and could only hide themselves in others The masks made by myself are secretive, and this just shows that violent behavior and perverted extreme behavior do not suddenly occur. It was a terrible thing in his childhood. No one can help him resolve all kinds of extreme emotions in his heart, and slowly spawned and evolved into violent behavior. In childhood, whether in school or at home, negative emotions Both are fatal, which can lead minors whose values ​​are not completely certain to the extreme.

Finally, in Carlos Gomez’s book, what attracted me most was his inability to determine his sexual orientation. This was painful. He was confused and tried different solutions. He is a man in the eyes of others, and men should do what men do. He is shaped as a man. No one can solve this confusion and loss for him. This is frustrating.

Blog1: Men who inspire

For me, there was a man who inspired me very much. His name was Musk, the founder of Spacex and Tesla.
He is a scholar, a technology fanatic, and a person who wants to change the future of humanity. Musk’s goal in his lifetime is to colonize Mars, and everything else serves this. Mars did not have oxygen, and internal combustion engines could not travel, so the Tesla electric vehicle was invented. What is the best scale for Mars power generation? The answer is solar energy, so with SolarCity. The pressure of Mars is extremely low, but the environment is harsh, there are many storms, and it is impossible to build a railway, so he created a fully enclosed Hyperloop. And Space X, why not use a parachute to recover the rocket, and the Falcon rocket uses a propellant for recycling, because the atmosphere of Mars is too thin, and it is not realistic to use a parachute on a large scale.
I am inspired by his vision and action. He will become impossible. He strives to change the future of mankind. People today have empty vision and ambition, and imagination, but people who can really act and work for this. Very few. He has been accused countless times, but has not weakened his confidence in the slightest.

For me, how is it inspiring? Everyone is the same, everyone has their own unique ideas, but the power of action is not owned by everyone. When there is a person acting for the future of all humanity, and working hard for those impossible, it is for me Is instructive.