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... This essay hypothesizes that males have been rejecting nursing as an occupation over the last fifty years because it does not fit with their, or the communities beliefs and attitudes of a valid male occupation. The essay discusses the point that the real reason males remain a token gender in nursing is because of the social acceptance from the community that nursing is a sex-oriented profession for women. The essay goes on to explain that it is much harder to break down inherent social barriers than it is to break down physical barriers such as obvious gender discrimination. In conclusion, this paper argues that while professionalisation of nursing did exclude males at its beginnings in physical and social ways, it was obvious after the anti-discimination laws were enacted in 1947 that there were other subtle but strong influences keeping men from taking up the nursing role. Ultimately, this essay presents ...