This week's regarding is about masculinity and feminity. It was an interesting read looking at the comparison between some countries according to these two dimensions in developing countries such as Japan and Germany. And, how really gender norms play a huge role in society. This was a very convenient read for me because it my sociology class we are actually going over the topics of masculinity and feminity---in underdeveloped countries such as Bangledash, Thailand, Southern Asian (India), Southern Africa, Rwanda, etc. Comparing these gender norms such as masculinity and feminity in these different regions was really interesting. Even though, what I will be talking about is not a part of the article, I became really curious.

Gender norms and traditional norms states that men have to be masculine or they will be "boys". In order to be masculine, they go through this different forms of passage rites. In rural areas, boys go through horrid violence. In Southern Africa, in order to be considered a "big man"--masculine men, they have to have: household, income, power, knowledge. I thought is it the same in DEVELOPED countries? Like in America for example. Masculine is NOT considered any of those. In fact, I would think that those factors are actually for BOTH genders and that it means that they are ADULTS.

Feminity, in the other hand, is this undercover for men in these rural areas to treat all women like they are dirt. That they have power and authority over them. A feminine is considered to be weak, while masculine is considered to be strong. How is it different in developed countries, developing countries, and underdeveloped countries?

These were just some of my thoughts as I read this article/reading for the week.