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Human Resource 1
STRATEGIC HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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Human Resource 2
July 28, yStrategic Human Resource Management
Exercise 1
American football was a major artifact that influenced me to show my masculinity as a
man. Growing up it was stereotypically believed to be a man’s game as it was a dangerous sport
and athletes could easily get injured. My preference for football is in the context that “Women
folk don’t play football women folk watch football, they enjoy football” (McDowell and
Spencer, 2011). This type of notion asserted my interest to start playing and watching the game.
It defined my sexual identity as being virile and not showing any weakness but toughness. I
could perform duties that were considered manly at a young age.
I remember how football shaped my identity in the seventh grade as I experienced
puberty. It was a time of gender role intensification that was done by shaming and teasing
techniques in order to affirm male identity. This was mostly done by our coaches and eighth-
graders. This experience shaped me to be a man who believed in rugged masculinity. I disdained
any exhibition of femininity and effeminate behavior. I am conscious of my male identity and the
same is reflected in all my social interactions. I am proud of myself and what I have
accomplished as a man.
Exercise 2
My arresting moment occurred when I volunteered to work at a local hospital. I was
working with my friend Jarrah, an Aborigine. He was treated with suspicion by most of the
hospital staff and at times with hostility. I noticed that most White patients refused to be served
by him and that the hospital security followed him everywhere. Some of the nurses were telling
me to be careful of him as he might be plotting to steal. This shocked me since this was clearly