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The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women

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In The Macho Paradox: Why Some Men Hurt Women, and How All Men Can Help, the author Jackson Katz (2006) highlights the looming issue of the violence committed towards women by men and the need for cultural change by means of education and male advocates for women. One significant point made in the passage was the lack of acknowledgment towards the fact that violence against women is a gender issue. Violence altogether is a gender issue, but the media and culture has changed the language used when one talks about violent acts. No one is recognizing that there is a cultural issue and that men are the majority committing violent acts. In the passage, Katz (2006) states,
With shelters filled to overflowing and hotlines ringing off the hook, many

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