Results: Men & Responsibilities
1.
1.
Do you think men these days (21-35 years old) are not as responsible as the men before them used to be?
No -They are not as responsible/are more 'care free' then ealier generations
53%
•
659 votes
Yes- They are just as responsible as any other men
19%
•
230 votes
Hard to Say (50/50)
28%
•
348 votes
2.
2.
Do you think men these days are more lazy and less dedicated? Yes (More lazy; unemployed and/or unmotivated)
54%
•
673 votes
No (They work hard)
16%
•
200 votes
Can't Say (50/50)
29%
•
364 votes
3.
3.
Do you think video games, advanced entertainment and the general lack of delayed gratification/impulse control (cannot wait to acquire things) in today's society cause this lack of responsibility or desire to 'grow up'? Yes - there is no more delayed gratification; everything in today's society is fast, quick, get it now - hard work isn't needed to gain things anymore. This is affecting this generation of men.
48%
•
588 votes
Yes - video games and other forms of entertainment drive a man's attention and motivation other places. They focus on pleasure over work, family and personal relationships
27%
•
328 votes
Perhaps society is to blame: parents/dicorve rates are skyrocketing and traditional values (family, hard work, loyalty, respect, etc.) are plummeting
24%
•
292 votes
Perhaps media/companies or the governemnt are to blame: making it in the business, selling products, owning and having the latest cool things have taken priority over actually NEEDING these things and working for them.
17%
•
209 votes
No (I don't feel this generation or the next has these problems)
19%
•
233 votes
4.
4.
Do you think men are more apathetic these days than previous generations? Yes - Issues are more freely discussed and it's a good thing
27%
•
333 votes
But in the process men are becoming more 'feminised' and 'demasculinised' (this may be good and/or bad)
15%
•
186 votes
Traditional male roles are being put into question (such as how 'stay at home fathers' and 'working mothers' now exist) and this may be affecting the new genrations
19%
•
233 votes
Boys will alwasy be boys (no matter what society does, traditionl male roles and behaviors (working hard, aggressing, fighting, strength, etc.) will exist and they will take them on with just as much strength and vigor and responsability as before)
12%
•
154 votes
Responsibility has nothing to do with empathy or understanding others
11%
•
138 votes
No - men are just as empathetic and understanding as they alwasy have been
14%
•
178 votes
Maybe others are also becoming more sociopathic (uncaring, self-centered, egotistical: 'me-me-me'; self-motivated)
21%
•
256 votes
5.
5.
Do you think these issues will present a problem or shift for mankind in the future? Yes - Men will not feel a strain on them in the future (they can be nurses instead of doctors without feeling there is anything wrong with it)
25%
•
310 votes
Yes - Women will feel pressure in the future to be more then just a 'women' (they will have increased pressures placed on them to be the breadwinners; perhaps they will become the more dominat of the sexes)
17%
•
214 votes
Yes - Men & Women (no matter the race) will become full equals (and this will have no negative effects on society)
9%
•
116 votes
Family values may shift as traditional gender roles and societal expectations shift (this could be good or bad)
17%
•
214 votes
People will become less dependent on each other and traditonal male roles may not be needed (the single working mom will become the norm)
10%
•
123 votes
Perhaps independence will be focused on over family/interdependence
5%
•
67 votes
No - Society will continue on just as it always has; nothing will change
13%
•
159 votes
Unsure/No opinion
22%
•
266 votes
6.
6.
Whether you have them or not, do you think it is important to spend time with your kids/family and share traditions with them? (These may be religious values or holidays to 'family movie night') Absolutely! -I do/would do this!
53%
•
656 votes
Sure -On occassion it's good to spend time together but we usualy do our own thing
9%
•
116 votes
Maybe -This is something I should really do more often
7%
•
83 votes
No - I need space or like the free time to myself after work, etc. They are just fine on their own with their freinds
4%
•
49 votes
N/A - No Opinon
22%
•
268 votes
What's this got to do with growing up, men and responsibility?
5%
•
60 votes
Other (please specify)
0%
•
5 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
| no, children/family should be treated like friends/hobbies, in order to maintain equality for those of us without children etc in the workforce | 0.16% | 2 |
| na | 0.08% | 1 |
| n/a | 0.08% | 1 |
| 0.08% | 1 |
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