Anonymous ID: 2e67ef Aug. 7, 2022, 11:11 p.m. No.17195732   🗄️.is đź”—kun   >>6232

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Lost Boys: How Young Men Are Losing Their Place

https://frankspeech.com/article/lost-boys-how-young-men-are-losing-their-place

 

For a long time, young men had clear definitions and guidance on what it means to be a man. Men had to be the breadwinner, the head of the household, a protector, and so much more. Granted, some of that changed and for good reason, but generally it provided clarity and stability led by mentors and male role models. However, this does not appear to be the case anymore.

 

In the midst of everything going on in our society, more young men find themselves looking for their place in this world. This is creating disaffected youth that can grow apathetic and sometimes violent. What is causing these young lost boys to become so dissociated with society and how do we fix this?

 

Changes in Society

One of the most significant contributions to these lost boys is changes in society. For a long time, America had a gender-polarized society. Masculinity and femininity were treated as opposites, affecting the way institutions and society saw them. Socially constructed roles, behaviors, attributes, and activities were separated by the polarization.

 

For men, they were always expected to be in charge. They needed to be breadwinners and heads of their households. Men had to hide their emotions, be aggressive, and have other associated masculine traits. Likewise, women were homemakers and mothers, who were expected to be gentle and nurturing. However, these rigid standards were broken.

 

Over the years, America’s gender-polarized society changed to one where men and women share and exchange roles. There was no longer a division between what men and women were allowed to do. This change was amazing, especially for women, who in some real ways, were marginalized for years. However, there have been other changes, particularly in the roles of men that have consequences.