Hypermasculinity.

Question: "Explain how sexual behaviour could be socialized in males. Do you think that males who commit sexual assault are "hypermasculine"? Why and where do men learn "hypermasculine" behaviour? Is there a cultural difference between males and females who commit sexual assaults?"

I believe that when some men commit a sexual assault they do act on hyper masculinity because they believe that they are more powerful then women and they take advantage of that. But that does not happen in every assault case.

Men learn hypermasculine behaviour from everything and everyone around them. While being brought up, they were taught that you have to be strong and powerful to achieve what you want. They learn at a young age that they need to be more powerful and stronger then females. They also learn that they need to dominate women and if they aren't more powerful then women then it means that women are stronger then them. Men are hearing all this and then are applying it to everything they do including sexual assaults.

There is some cultural differences between male and female assaulters. Even though both are wrong, there is a noticeable difference in treatment. When men commit a sexual assault they're considered "gross" or "messed up" but when a female commits a sexual assault they're treated differently and aren't treated as strongly because according to society men are, more "dominating." Even though they are both the same crimes, men are treated more harshly because they are stronger and the power that they have.

Breaking News:
A 52 year old ex-foster dad was charged with obtaining sex with someone under 18 and sexual contact with a youth in authority. The assault took place with the boy was thirteen until and for five years later. Its said that the victim was paid money in return for sexual acts. 55 foster children from the ages 14-17 have lived under his and his wife in the last 20 years. In 2006 he was named the #1 foster Parent in Alberta.

I believe this man committed this crime because he feels in power of these children. As said above ^ he felt he was hypermasculine. I think that he believed that he would be able to get away with it because for one he is a foster parent who was named #1 (responsible and respected) and for two he is a man and he thinks that his power would win in his favour.

Garry Prokopishin, 52.

Read more :
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2011/05/16/calgary-prokopishin-foster-charges.html