Second Research Paper Topic
For my second research paper i would like to talk about how fathers have changed from traditional masculinity into a modern masculinity of which pertains to fathers who tend to their children and participate in the rearing of their kids. the class article that i will be using in order to support my idea is "Fathering: Paradoxes, Contradictions, and Dilemmas," by Scott Coltrane.
I plan in comparing traditional styles of masculinity and modern day fathering in order to show how fathers have changed over the years, and what was the cause for this change.
You raise several interesting questions in your proposal but your proposal is too broad and somewhat confusing. First, you confused Susan Bordo with Paul Theroux? Paul Theroux wrote "The Male Myth." Secondly, you seem to be referring, in the first paragraph, to Bordo's chapter "beauty (re)discovers the male body" which is about the presentation of the male body in advertisements. You also mention 'the rock' and 'the leaner' from that chapter. But 'the dependent nurturing male'? Next, your second paragraph, in which you were asked to illustrate your current knowledge about the topic, is too broad. Yes, masculinity has changed or possibly various masculinities exist simultaneously. I'm not sure how that is related to Theroux, or Bordo's "beauty (re)discovers the male body"? Maybe you were thinking of Bordo's "gentleman or beast: the double bind of masculinity"? Lastly, the questions your are posing are great but too broad for a 3 page research paper. What is it that you want to research in relation to history and masculinity? A search like this will yield numerous and not necessarily related sources. You need to narrow down your topic. Please redo this assignment as it is unclear and does not satisfy the requirements of the proposal.
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