is that will determine not only the skill level but also the position relative to other of a peculiar worker. As an example of that, there is a manual worker in a big construction industry that says that responsibilities and specific tasks on the field are assigned and determined not by the knowledge level of a worker but rather by his masculine attitude . He explains that this masculine attitude can consist of throwing beers bottles or swearing in front of his coworkers, directly on the field or outside of work. Another manual worker says that in order to affirm his masculinity and thus his place among his peers, he uses sexual discourse that defines the mens sexuality as the center of his life and as something that one could never get enough of . He says that an important role of this discourses is to reduce woman to a sexual and docile object, even if he admits that his wife wouldnt appreciate it at all and that he wouldnt dare say it in front of her. Another research study by Laurie Telford suggests that men in order to affirm their masculinity will try most often to gather with people that tend to verify their own concept of masculinity and that they will try to build a support network based on what they can compare themselves to. This suggests, for example, that if someone is not able to identify with one or more of his direct coworkers, this man will be rejected or discriminated against unjustly because he just cant fit in. This approach may yield another problem because it would tend to freeze relations only based on one concept and will diminish the possibilities of advancement in a peculiar hierarchy or network.The careerr orientation of a man is also influenced by masculinity. In fact, David L. Collinson believes that it is a major factor in the decision process of choosing a carrier for certain men . He conducted several interviews, mostly with middle-class manual workers, and was able to identify a pattern in the ...
