Watch an 11-minute Ted Talk from Tony Porter as he talks about the collective socialization of men and make a legible list of 100 words/phrases minimum.

https://www.ted.com/talks/tony_porter_a_call_to_men

On this same page, you will write a letter to Porter thanking him for whatever knowledge he imparted to you. In your letter, you must include sociological concepts in an appropriate and meaningful way. Bold or underline your sociological concepts. Also, simply mentioning a sociological term is not meaningful.

Then write a short narrative (story) using your own words and words and phrases noted from Tony Porter's talk to respond to this question.

"What would life be like for you if men did not have to adhere to the man box?"

Write no more than 10 sentences about what life would be like for you if men did not have to adhere to the man box.

This writing assignment asks you to imagine, think outside of our social norms, think about your own life experiences and your future in different ways because we all have men in our lives whether you are a man yourself, have fathers, uncles, brothers, husbands, sons, nephews, male friends, etc.