Bros before Hos: Guy Code

Today we see guy code all over the place, we see every day the differences between men and women. In the article “Bros before Hos”: The Guy Code by Micheal Kimmel’s we see the way guy code works and how guys think. In the article Kimmel explains guy code he and how guys think they have to be tough, strong, emotionless. In the article we see that guys feel pathetic or weak or maybe even gay if they don’t hold these characteristics. In “Bros before Hoes” we also hear examples of why guys feel they need to be this way, and what caused them to grow up like this. What caused guys to feel like they need to be the tough ones and they have to hold all emotions inside (Kimmel). This is very commonly seen in the differences between guys and girls hockey.

            So, why is it that guys are allowed to check in hockey but girls are not? Does this seem fair? What is so different between guys and girls that guys have the right to check and have that piece of violence when girls cannot? I think a lot of this is because of the things that were said in Kimmel’s article. It is more socially acceptable for guys to be tougher and to be more violent. It is just known in guy code that guys have to show power to be superior. So checking in men’s hockey is okay because when guys check they are just trying to belittle the other team, and show their team as being the best and being tough. But still why does that mean girls can’t check in hockey?

            Then why are girls not allowed to check in hockey? Because it is believed that many more young girls would be more willing to join the sport of hockey if they are not frightened from the violence or the thought of getting hurt (No Checking). A lady names Lynda Bari said “It's a cleaner game and it's a nicer game. We are women and we don't have to copy the men, we can make our own game” (No Checking). This proves that women do not want to play the game like men do, they are not as willing to be hurt like the men, and just do not have the desire to be violent like men’s hockey players. Checking has been banned from girl’s hockey since 1990 (Total Female Hockey). During those years when women could check in hockey it was believed that it caused more women to play with their heads up and lowered the chance of injury. But today it is believed that more girls would get hurt from checking because they do not know how to protect themselves from body contact (Total Female Hockey). So basically girls just do not have the desire or strength or mind to check like guys do. They do not have the will and the desire. Guys want to show power while girls just want to play the game.

Works Cited

Kimmel, Michael. Bros before Hoes: Guy Code. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.

           "No Checking in Women's Hockey." The Wall Street Journal. Dow Jones & Company, n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014.

           "Total Female Hockey » Does Body Checking Belong In Women’s Hockey?" Total Female Hockey » Does Body Checking Belong In Women’s Hockey? N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Sept. 2014.

Conspicuous Consumption

             

          With the uprise in technology and the effect of the media on todays

generation, conspicuous consumption is popular nationwide. In the article

 "Conspicuous Consumption" by Robert Atwan, it is explained that the principle

 of consumption has been uprising ever since the Industrial Revolution in the 1880's

 due to the birth of advertising, large department stores, and the rapid expansion of

mass media. Conspicuous consumption was first recognized by an economist named

Thorstein Veblen in the book The Theory of the Leisure Class in 1899. It is shown

 that people indefinitely don't buy things because they are in desperate need of the

products; they buy the items because it is available for them.  In today's world, there

are nearly an unlimited amount of ways to advertise something whether is is online, on

the television, or in magazines. It is a very brilliant way to get the consumers to hear

about the products and to buy them. 

This blog will include information on the questions; what are currently the best 

hockey sticks used today and what makes the more expensive hockey stick better? 

Who influences people to purchase top of the line hockey equipment? 

Lastly, why could the price of an all-star player’s jersey differ from a bench players price? 

These questions connect to the article since the conspicuous consumption theory 

is people buying the most expensive things because they can or want to impress

somebody. When the top of the line equipment companies subliminally tell the
consumers "if you don't buy this product you will not perform as good as you could
be," it makes the consumers think that they absolutely need the product so they
can perform to the max.
The first question we answered is What currently are the best hockey sticks
used in the NHL and what makes the more expensive hockey sticks better? With
research, our group found out that Nike Bauer, Reebok, and CCM are the top three
hockey sticks used in the NHL. The Reason that these hockey sticks outperform the
competitors is because it has more feel that the competitors sticks.
The next question we answered is Who influences the people to purchase the
expensive hockey gear? The current players is the answer to that question. The
current players that are under endorsements, which are contracts by a company
to advertise their product, are paid by the company they are endorsed by to do
television commercials, YouTube ads, magazines, and many other media
advertising in order to get the younger players to go out and purchase these
top of the line products that are more expensive than what the competitors
products are because the companies that make the cheaper products possibly
can't afford to buy commercial space.
The final question that we answered was Why could the price of the
All-Star's jersey differ from the cost of a bench players jersey? The answer to that
question is obvious. The demand for an extremely good hockey player's jersey
is a lot higher than some player who doesn't get a chance to play in the games.
Popularity in the media also plays a role in the price of the jerseys. If a player
is getting a lot of attention from the media whether they played good or did
something off of the field that gets them attention, they will have more consumers
out trying to buy their jersey.
In conclusion, people no longer buy things because they are in need of it; they
buy the products because it is available to them. The products being made in hockey
are wants instead of needs. The reason that conspicuous consumption is happening
is because of the advertisements that the products develop whether it is billboard signs,
televised commercials, and YouTube ads that people are seeing that make the
consumers feel the need to go out and purchase the best products.


Works Cited:
http://dickinson.edu/index.php/Conspicuous_Consumption_and_Game_Theory

"She Shoots, She Scores!" http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_ideas/Sports_p049.shtml





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Introduction

Emma Laudenbach's Introdution

http://prezi.com/i4v5mczt_j2o/introduction/

Laura Latterell's Introduction

http://prezi.com/5kymp4dihh1u/my-journey/