To some extent, men are generally the ones to work at dangerous jobs—firefighter, construction worker, miner, crab fisherman—because of the assumption that they are stronger and therefore better suited for them.
There’s another assumption in play here, however: Men are disposable.
Is the expectation that men will perform dangerous work (and women will not) acceptable?
Why do men choose to do dangerous jobs? What societal pressures do they face to choose them? When they refuse to choose them and opt for a non-traditional occupation?
How does the expectation that men will perform dangerous work affect men?
Society sees some of these jobs as heroic—police officer, for example. Others—like coal miner—are viewed in a negative light. How does that discrepancy impact the emotional well-being of the men who work in them?
Men bond with other men in these jobs, and we frequently hear of these occupations referred to as brotherhoods. What happens when a member of the brotherhood dies? When many of them die?How do men grapple with these profound losses?
How does a man survive in a dangerous job? Is complacency a big factor in on-the-job deaths in these industries?
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