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Jocks, Geeks, and Masculinity Issues by api-371108000 is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document discusses how concepts of masculinity affect jocks and geeks. It defines hegemonic masculinity as the ideal man portrayed as strong and dominant, and hypermasculinity as risky behaviors men engage in to prove their masculinity. Both jocks and geeks pursue these standards but in harmful ways. For jocks, hypermasculine behaviors are seen in hazing rituals in college athletics and fraternities, sometimes with deadly outcomes. For geeks, their depictions in media show pursuit of women and hypermasc
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