Christina Remuck
SOC 212
March 4, 2009
Reflection Essay 1
“Tough Guise”
Tough Guise is the first film I have ever viewed that made me realize how bias this world is regarding men. This film made me realize that the role of being “masculine” involved so much ie., performance, image, and the role that they play. I was not prepared for the disturbing tour that Katz took you through using powerful role models. In my observation, Katz did an excellent job examining the relationship between male culture and the construction of the masculine identity in the U.S. I was very shocked by the illistration of the widespread violence in American society such as Littleton, Colorado, Jonesboro, Arkansas and others. This film caused me to realize how blind I was about the issues surrounding me. There is a lot of blame on the Latino population which I disagree with because it seems that the Latinos are more noticed but there are less of them so the one that are in trouble stand......
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