摘要：The widely accepted view among the public is that man and woman fundamentally differ and that a distinct set of fixed traits characterized archetypal masculinity and femininity. This is a reflected in popular sayings such as ‘Just like a man!’ or ‘Just like a woman!’ and in the kinds of features found in popular magazines along the lines of ‘How manly is your man’, with a list of attributes to be rated or boxes to be ticked. Masculinity and femininity are often treated in the media as polar opposites, with men typically assumed to be rational, practical, and naturally aggressive and women, in contrast, are held to be expressive, nurturing and emotional1.
