3. Masculinities: resistance and change

Keijzer, Benno de

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“…Although the expression of the association may have varied in different contexts, it is true that South African schools have had a strong link with violence in the past, both in relation to the racist apartheid state and the liberation struggle (Niehaus, 2000). Links with violence include practices of corporal punishment in schools (Moletsane et al, 2002), violent protest during the freedom struggle (Niehaus, 2000), and the endorsement of violence against women and girls (De Keijzer, 2004;Thorpe, 2002). Attwell (2002) and Epstein (1998) note that the tradition of single-sex boarding schools for white learners in South Africa has produced masculine identities based on competitiveness, compulsory heterosexuality, homophobic performances, homosociality, and embodied toughness.…”

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‘Building a Wail around Themselves’: Exploring Adolescent Masculinity and Abjection with Photo-Biographical Research

Blackbeard

Lindegger

2007

South African Journal of Psychology

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This study examined the male Identity 'positions' of South African adolescent boys In relation to the unconscious, dialogical, and discursive construction of masculinities. Multi-method approaches were used within a qualitative methodology to generate triangulated data consisting of 371 photo graphs, individual interviews, and focus group discussions. The participants were 29 boys aged 15 to 17, drawn from a rural and an urban school in KwaZulu-Natal. Our findings suggested that the male peer group was a crucial context for the construction of masculine 'acceptability' that involved performative acts of displayed toughness, risk-taking, and emphasised heterosexuallty. Norms of 'acceptability' were organised around the visible objectiflcatlon of girls through 'non-relational het erosexuallty'. Race Identities played a significant role in the construction and subjectivity of mas culinity, and there were changing constructions of masculine identities in relation to race identities, particularly in the context of a 'multiracial' urban school. Adolescent boys sometimes experienced significant distress in response to processes of alienation and homophobic harassment that were enacted in peer-gröup cultures. Crucial In our discussion of racialised identities and homophobia was the notion of abjection, the social and unconscious process whereby Iterated and disavowed otherness becomes the means by which the boundaries of acceptability are policed. Participants in this study situated, negotiated, and defended multiple subject positions at varying distances from an Illusory 'acceptable' masculinity through social and unconscious processes such as abjection, projection, and denial.

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Section: Schools and Identitiesmentioning

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‘Building a Wail around Themselves’: Exploring Adolescent Masculinity and Abjection with Photo-Biographical Research

Blackbeard

Lindegger

2007

South African Journal of Psychology

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“…None of these studies appears to have found vasectomy being used to counter perceived threats of women's infidelity. It is, however, likely that this has occurred elsewhere, since De Keizer states that there is research that indicates men decide to have a vasectomy as a way of controlling their partner's sexuality (De Keijzer, 2004). Unfortunately, it was not clear which research De Keizer was referencing, so I was unable to compare the findings.…”

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“…Finally, this binary lens appears blind to the part that women play in perpetuating gender norms (Cornwall, 2006;De Keijzer, 2004).…”

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“…De Keijzer (2004, p. 42) noted that there have been cases in other countries in which SRHR programmes effectively reached men, but at the same time reinforced stereotypical male behaviours, with slogans that encouraged men to be macho, or 'in control'. These approaches lacked a gender perspective and therefore failed to sensitise men or empower women (De Keijzer, 2004).…”

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“…In Kiribati for example, "…traditional norms teach women to accept, tolerate and even rationalise violence" (Kiribati National Statistics Office et al, 2014, p. 16) and women report being more accepting of violence directed at them than men. Violence towards women is particularly acceptable for behaviour that is perceived to require correction (De Keijzer, 2004) -in other words when women do not comply with their prescribed gender roles Gender inequality is not just restricted to GBV, however. It manifests itself in other wide ranging ways in Kiribati, including poor SRHR outcomes, as discussed in Chapter 1, and women assuming the heaviest workloads at home and in the traditional economy (Maneaba-ni-Maungatabu, 2015).…”

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From ‘women’s business’ to ‘men’s business’: Exploring connections between vasectomy acceptance and equitable gender relations in South Tarawa, Kiribati

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<p>Engaging men in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) has implications for gender equality and sustainable development. Promoting vasectomy can foster more equitable gender relations between partners, but research on this topic is extremely limited. My research shows that, in Kiribati, vasectomy uptake is both a cause and a consequence of gender equitable relationships, but connections are complex. Vasectomy uptake can also result from, and lead to, inequitable behaviours. Links between vasectomy uptake and gender relations among couples in South Tarawa, Kiribati were explored using a qualitative case study informed by feminist theory and principles from indigenous methodologies. Semi-structured informal interviews were held with five vasectomised I-Kiribati men and their wives, interviewed as a couple and individually. Comparative analysis was undertaken with two same-sex focus group discussions, one with non-vasectomised men and the other with their wives; and with six key informant interviews. Information generated was analysed thematically and further triangulated with international and Kiribati studies. Among the participant-couples, vasectomy decision-making seemed equitable, consistent with other household decision-making. Notably, the wives were actively involved in their husbands’ decision to be vasectomised. Husbands were often prompted by egalitarian concerns. However, vasectomised men are in the minority and challenge gender normative behaviour. Family planning was widely viewed as women’s responsibility. Most participants felt vasectomy created new opportunities that empowered women. Yet, some participants knew of men who used their vasectomies to control their wives’ sexual and reproductive agency, and to enable extramarital relationships. Although vasectomy freed women from contraceptive responsibility, significant shifts in the gender division of labour did not follow, but exceptions existed. This research shows that gender equity is likely to be a pre-condition of vasectomy, and that vasectomy can lead to equitable outcomes. Moreover, gender relations within and among couples were multifaceted and contradictions existed. My research makes a strong case for why heterosexual men should be central to gender and development.</p>

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Gender Equality in Education from Kindergarten to Higher Education: Policies and Practices

Siyez

Beycioğlu

2020

Handbook on Promoting Social Justice in Education

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Zeus made a great evil for men, a sweet and lovely thing to look upon, in the likeness of a shy maiden, and all the gods gave her gifts, silvery raiment and a broidered veil, a wonder to behold, and bright garlands of blooming flowers and a crown of gold great beauty shone out from it. Because of what they gave her they called her Pandora, which means "the gift of all." When this beautiful disaster had been made, Zeus brought her out and wonder took hold of gods and men when they beheld her. From her, the first woman, comes the race of women, who are an evil to men, with a nature to do evil. (Hamilton, 1969, p. 88) Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenges for reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance.

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3. Masculinities: resistance and change

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‘Building a Wail around Themselves’: Exploring Adolescent Masculinity and Abjection with Photo-Biographical Research

‘Building a Wail around Themselves’: Exploring Adolescent Masculinity and Abjection with Photo-Biographical Research

From ‘women’s business’ to ‘men’s business’: Exploring connections between vasectomy acceptance and equitable gender relations in South Tarawa, Kiribati

Gender Equality in Education from Kindergarten to Higher Education: Policies and Practices

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