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Lethabo Malatji's avatar

In your essay you said "Masculinity establishes social currency, wealth, and the ability to provide as desirables, but it does not attribute any of these things to education." Can’t it be argued that one needs to obtain an education be in secondary education or tertiary to obtain these things ? And if so how come masculinity establishes a social currency and wealth without education when education is often used as a tool to promote and build these things in our lives ? I’m interested in hearing your thoughts.

Osiame Radebe's avatar

narratives and social norms don’t care for truthhood, in part because social constructs are environment and circumstance based and not built on any logic or reason, that’s why masculinity can sometimes wrongfully convince people they can make a fortune off forex, gambling, sports or crime and doesn’t credit any of these things to education