Masculinity

Realm of Hegemonic Masculinity Up to the present time, masculinity emphasizes the enforcement of male dominance over the various areas of society. Sometimes, it might seem invisible to men because they are so normalized. Hegemonic masculinity highlights that being a man is connected to being competitive, tough, and in control. A man’s role in the family is to be in charge, provide for his family, and in modern society, his role is to keep order in an otherwise world of women. In western fiction…

Rebecca Feasey examines the representations of masculinity within television adverts. Feasey explores the representations of masculinity in relation to the hegemonic order and social context. Society have a very narrow perception of masculinity were often many traits of the everyday man is disregarded which Feasey explores within her article. Unileaver’s Lynx range was Feasey’s choice for her case due to the brand heavily promoting themselves as a very masculine product. Lynx’s adverts have…

roles and idolization of hyper-masculinity can have negative effects on society, one of which may be perpetuating male involvement in criminal activities (Rivers, et. al 2011, Fine 2010). Contemporary men’s studies examines the ways in which the pressure to behave in a masculine fashion can influence males to commit crime. This as a concept can be seen in the work of sociologist James Messerschmidt, who posits that committing crime is an outlet for men to perform masculinity. This was developed…

In the excerpt from Masculinities, Connell traces the manner in which different forms of masculinity interact and operate within the gender order of Western culture. Within this idea, the notion of "hegemonic masculinity" stands out as the chief dictator of gender relations, both of the intragroup and intergroup variety. Under the understanding that hegemony is the notion of "cultural dominance in [a] society as a whole," I have taken hegemonic masculinity to be the dominant form of…

The article “Poste-Princess Models of Gender: The New Man in Disney/Pixar” by Gillam and Wooden uses great examples to show how the views on masculinity is changing. In the article, they talk about ‘emasculation of the alpha male’, which is when you deprive a man of his role. In they describe a man’s masculinity using moves such as toy story, little mermaid, the Incredibles, etc. They talked about how Buzz Lightyear and his companion Sheriff Woody see themselves based “on a masculine model of…

Vietnam war. Examining the standards made for men by the society, the articles Masculinity as Homophobia: Fear shame and Silence in the Construction of Gender Identity and Bros before Hos: The Guy Code, both written by Michael Kimmel, would help reveal…

strived to have. In Marvel Comics ' motion picture, Thor, Thor 's masculinity represents the ultimate quality that defines being a man in Asgard and the Vikings were shaped and molded to fit that paragon. Although Thor was all powerful in Asgard, he lost all of his powers when he got exiled to Earth by Odin. This being said, the representation of masculinity in Asgard as opposed to Earth complicates modern day ideas about masculinity because of the different standards that define a man 's…

the origin of men’s competitive nature to claim a social status (Bosson, et.al 2008). However masculinity cannot be grouped into one category. For instance, the way athletes and fraternity brothers value masculinity share similarities but their methods of achieving it differ. On the other hand masculine relations differ in terms of race since the actions that white men perform to exert their masculinity differs from those of men from minority races.The core belief for ‘real’ men however, is…

Disabled bodies are represented in various different ways, most of which are not in line with the traditional views of masculinity. Opsteyn (2015) argues that a lot of literature infantilizes disabled men, referring specifically to post-war writing to exemplify this. The reliance on others to perform tasks that are positioned as normal by able-bodied discourse is viewed as not only emasculating, but infantilizing. This image of the disabled male as childlike is one that remains dominant and is…

The 1950’s were a revolutionary period in Australian drama; it brought with it plenty of new playwrights with fresh and innovative ideas. A particular theme seem throughout all of these plays is the evolution of masculinity and it’s representation within Australian theatre. The 1950’s brought a change in content and style of Australian plays being written during that time compared to the previous decades, especially revolving around it’s male characters. After decades of severe suffering…