User:Mwinog2777/Masculine fragility

Masculine fragility is the anxiety among males who feel they do not meet cultural standards of masculinity. Evidence suggests that this concept is necessary to understand their attitudes and behaviors.

Workplace
When men feel their masculinity has been threatened, they often attempt to regain their sense of authority. The threats may include having a female supervisor or being given a job traditionally viewed as feminine. They may react by engaging in harmful behavior, such as undermining colleagues and breaking rules.

Popular culture
The film Barbie is about male fragility. When Ken discovered patriarchy and returned to Barbieland he found the usual script was flipped. It was he who needed to reassess his needs outside of the need to control and depend on women. In Chloe Domont's film Fair Play the danger of male fragility was demonstrated. Cuban author Zoé Valdés uses male fragility as a common theme.

Sexual relations
Recent studies have addressed this issue:
 * Women with higher incomes than their partner are twice as likely to fake orgasms and have a lower rate of sexual satisfaction.
 * Women who believed their partner had masculine fragility were more likely to fake orgasms and less likely to discuss their own sexual needs.

Impact on health and behavior
Men with fragile masculinities are more likely to exhibit behaviors such as aggression, shame, and self-harm under stress. There is a consistent association of precarious manhood beliefs and risky healthcare behavior and outcomes. Where manhood is fragile, men die young.

Age and fragility
Age is an important variable in understanding male fragility. Men 18-25 responded more aggressively to threat to their manhood, and the aggressiveness decreased with age. In some places, younger me have constant threats to their manhood and have to prove their manhood daily.

Overcoming male fragility
To reduce toxic masculine fragility, psychotherapy or joining a fragile masculinity support group is recommended. Coping mechanisms for anxiety can be learned, new boundaries can be set and diverse masculinities can be explored.