Analytical Essay om "The End of Men"

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Eksempelbesvarelse: Analytical Essay om "The End of Men"

Her finder du Studienets eksempelbesvarelse med analyse og fortolkning af artiklen "The End of Men" af Hanna Rosin. Opgaven er skrevet ud fra eksamenssættet til Engelsk A for september 2010.

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Opgaveformulering
Write an essay (900-1200 words) in which you analyse and comment on Hanna Rosin's article “The End of Men”. A part of your essay must focus on how the reporter engages the reader and what the consequences of the changes mentioned in the article might be.

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Men have always been the dominant force in western society both economically and politically. Most top jobs belong to men and the majority of the world's influential politicians are male, such as Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin and the Chinese president Hu Jintao. Because of this male dominance, men have led the way of culture and society for ages. But all of this may be about to change in our postindustrial era. In her article, “The End of Men” from the magazine The Atlantic, July/August 2010, Hanna Rosin argues that woman are in fact well on the way of taking over the role as the dominant cultural force. But is she right when she proclaims “The End of Men”?

Hanna Rosin builds up her article in order to convince her readers that women are playing an increasingly influential role in society and are ultimately replacing men's status as the dominant sex. She does this by referring to developments in the job market, in education and politics and in the pop industry. In all these important fields she sees a tendency towards female power.

Her argument is initially built on facts, “Earlier this year, women became the majority of the workforce for the first time in U.S. history. Most managers are women too. And for every two men who get a college degree this year, three women will do the same” (ll. 1-3). These facts speak to the reader's intellect and builds up a trustworthiness, so that the reader feels that Rosin is right in pointing out the new dominance of women. In putting forward these interesting and perhaps surprising facts, she also ensures that the reader will engage in the topic. Even more so, she does this by asking relevant questions directed towards the reader, such as, “what if equality isn't the end point? What if modern, postindustrial society is simply better suited to women?” (ll. 4-5). By opening her article in this way, she provokes her readers to reflect on the topic and take part in the discussion that the article rises.

To enforce her argument, Rosin brings in biologist Ronald Ericsson who is known to be quite a macho type. In the 1970s he developed a way of choosing the sex of a child, which he expected would be used primarily to secure that couples would get boys, but, surprisingly, most people prefer girls. This development points to the idea that girls are at least as likely of being successful in today's society as boys. Rosin points out that this has to do with the structure of the post-industrial society where the ability to concentrate, learn and communicate outweighs traditionally male qualities of raw physical power. Ericsson acknowledges the new feminine dominance, “Women live longer than men. They do better in this economy. More of ‘em graduate from college. They go into space and do everything men do, and sometimes they do it a whole lot better. I mean, hell, get out of the way – these females are going to leave us males in the dust” (ll. 58-61). By quoting Ericsson, Rosin's argument comes on very strong. She is not the only one who thinks male dominance has ended; even a macho type like Ericsson shares her point of view... Køb adgang for at læse mere

Analytical Essay om "The End of Men"

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  • 24-11-2011
    Givet af 3.g'er på STX
    Rigtig god, hvis man er gået i baglås og ikke rigtigt ved hvor man skal starte med analysen. forklarer hvad man skal hive ind i analysen og giver eksempler.
  • 11-05-2013
    Givet af 3.g'er på STX
    Virkelig god til inspiration til egen opgave. Denne opgave kan ikke bruges direkte, men har nogen gode synspunkter som er værd at tage med i egen opgave.
  • 04-02-2017
    God inspirationskilde. Hjalp mig med at komme i gang med analysedelen på en god måde, efter jeg havde skrevet min indledning.
  • 22-08-2016
    dene rfin ig rbugbar