Abstract Proverbs in Arab culture recognize the natural relationship that exists between male and female . This study evaluated the fact that men hold the dominant social position over women, whereas women have subordinate social position .Throughout studying most of proverbs from different resources, we proved that fact by supporting each theme with different proverbs from different societies within the Arab world. We argue that although men are often represented positively, which are seen as power, sometimes they represented negatively which are seen as weakness and shame. Introduction Recently, there has been wide interest in STUDYING ARAB folk proverbs that are as an important part of a language and carrier of culture .It reflects …show more content…
This paper is structured as follows .The first section is a general presentation of hegemonic masculinity and its meaning .In second section, we start discussing the collected data, Arabic proverbs, according to the specific themes in this study. Hegemonic Masculinity In Arabian societies, the concept of hegemonic masculinity figures large in proverbs. According to Connell and Messerschemielt (2005)," hegemonic masculinity was understood as the pattern of practice (i.e., things done, not just a set of roles expectations or an identity) that allowed men 's dominance over women to CONTINUE ". This concept is supported by sex role theory which views men as aggressive, rational, dominant and objective while women are intuitive, passive, submission and subjective (Trigiani , 1998) .Moreover, Connell and his colleague (2005) stated the following: The concept of hegemonic masculinity, formulated two decades ago, has considerably influenced recent thinking about men, gender, and social hierarchy. It has provided a link between the growing research field of men’s studies (also known as masculinity studies and critical studies of men), popular anxieties about men and boys, feminist accounts of patriarchy, and sociological models of gender. Data Presentation and ANALYSIS Proverbs in this work are categorized according to their content .We collected data from printed sources, mainly from
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