The Effect of a Residing US Region on the Toxic Masculinity of a Public High School Student
School Name
Heathwood Hall Episcopal School
Grade Level
10th Grade
Presentation Topic
Sociology
Presentation Type
Non-Mentored
Abstract
The purpose of this social experiment was to discover if the environment, more specifically the region, in which high school boys reside impacts their toxic masculinity. The researchers hypothesized that the boys residing in the Northeast region of the United States would have a higher concentration of toxic masculinity. The experimenters created an anonymous quiz with 14 questions, including possible situations the teenage boy may experience which may indeed indicate whether he has toxic masculinity or not. The researchers emailed an anonymous quiz to 8 public schools, two from each region of the United States, which totalled 200 responses. The researchers appreciate that this is probably too small of a sample to be statistically significant, but it is felt that the results are meaningful and provide a basic understanding of the issue. After receiving all of the boy's results, the researchers concluded that overall, the public school boys residing in both the West and Midwest had a higher level of toxic masculinity. In certain circumstances public school boys from the Northeast and south did indeed show more toxic masculinity compared to those from the West and Midwes. However, the majority of the results indicated that public school boys residing in both the West and Midwest exhibited more toxic masculinity more often. In conclusion, the researcher's hypothesis was refuted. The data shows that public school boys from the West and Midwest have more toxic traits than boys residing in the Northeast and South.
Recommended Citation
Roney, Margaret and Singerling, Ellie, "The Effect of a Residing US Region on the Toxic Masculinity of a Public High School Student" (2020). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 241.
https://scholarexchange.furman.edu/scjas/2020/all/241
Location
Furman Hall 209
Start Date
3-28-2020 9:00 AM
Presentation Format
Oral and Written
Group Project
Yes
The Effect of a Residing US Region on the Toxic Masculinity of a Public High School Student
Furman Hall 209
The purpose of this social experiment was to discover if the environment, more specifically the region, in which high school boys reside impacts their toxic masculinity. The researchers hypothesized that the boys residing in the Northeast region of the United States would have a higher concentration of toxic masculinity. The experimenters created an anonymous quiz with 14 questions, including possible situations the teenage boy may experience which may indeed indicate whether he has toxic masculinity or not. The researchers emailed an anonymous quiz to 8 public schools, two from each region of the United States, which totalled 200 responses. The researchers appreciate that this is probably too small of a sample to be statistically significant, but it is felt that the results are meaningful and provide a basic understanding of the issue. After receiving all of the boy's results, the researchers concluded that overall, the public school boys residing in both the West and Midwest had a higher level of toxic masculinity. In certain circumstances public school boys from the Northeast and south did indeed show more toxic masculinity compared to those from the West and Midwes. However, the majority of the results indicated that public school boys residing in both the West and Midwest exhibited more toxic masculinity more often. In conclusion, the researcher's hypothesis was refuted. The data shows that public school boys from the West and Midwest have more toxic traits than boys residing in the Northeast and South.
