Brotherhood and sexism as manhood acts for trans men in the Southeastern United States

Phillips, Megan; Rogers, Baker A.

doi:10.1080/02732173.2021.1919578

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“…Even though most participants did not participate in explicit forms of sexism, some endorsed benevolent sexism, an implicit and less visible form of subjugation of women (Glick & Fiske, 1996). Endorsing benevolent sexist beliefs and actions, including chivalrous behavior, were considered ways to compensate for trans men's inability or unwillingness to correspond to the hegemonic form of masculinity (Phillips & Rogers, 2021).…”

Section: Trans Masculinitymentioning

confidence: 98%

“…The literature on masculinity has traditionally associated the latter with having a stereotypical male body (Pascoe & Bridges, 2016). The underlying cisgenderist assumption is that in order to be masculine, one must be assigned male at birth (Phillips & Rogers, 2021).…”

Section: Trans Masculinitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It is important to recognize that trans men do not express masculinity in one way only, but this can vary based on context and perception of threat (Abelson, 2014). Phillips and Rogers (2021) investigated what it is like to be a man for trans men in Southern USA. The authors highlight a social hierarchy of masculinities, as some versions of masculinity are more socially valued than others.…”

Section: Trans Masculinitymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…From this assumption, the authors highlight how both cis and trans men enact two types of behaviors to "do" masculinity: manhood acts and compensatory manhood acts. An essential element of claiming one's manhood is being accepted into groups of other cisgender or transgender men, establishing a brotherhood (Phillips & Rogers, 2021). The authors classified this behavior among the manhood acts, which are all behaviors enacted to be recognized as a man.…”

Section: Trans Masculinitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Trans Masculinity: Comparing Trans Masculine Individuals’ and Cisgender Men’s Conformity to Hegemonic Masculinity

2022

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Introduction Masculinity and masculine norms are still relevant in the current social context. Literature showed that some masculine norms could be considered protective health buffers, while traditional masculinity has negative consequences on men’s behaviors, relationships, and health. Methods In the present study, we aimed at investigating trans masculine and cisgender men’s levels of adherence to different dimensions of hegemonic masculinity. A total of 200 participants (100 trans masculine people and 100 cisgender men) took part in the study. Results Results exhibit that trans masculine individuals showed higher scores than cisgender men on the dimensions of emotional control and self-reliance, whereas cisgender men showed higher endorsement of norms such as heterosexual self-presentation and power over women. Conclusions Results are discussed in light of the minority stress model and masculinity threat theory. Policy Implications The present work should act as a reminder of the pressure that trans masculine people may feel to conform to certain aspects of hegemonic masculinity. This may have the adaptive function of protecting them from the discrimination and threats that they expect from others.

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Section: Trans Masculinitymentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Trans Masculinitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Trans Masculinitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Trans Masculinitymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Trans Masculinity: Comparing Trans Masculine Individuals’ and Cisgender Men’s Conformity to Hegemonic Masculinity

2022

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“…Because of these internalized assumptions and stereotypes, the onus is placed on students from historically marginalized groups to assimilate in rural places (Chambers et al , 2021; Yull, 2014). Assimilation and rural norming are not only centered on Whiteness but also wrought with Anglo-Saxon Protestant perspectives, which can be resistant to gender equity and unwelcoming of sexuality and gender diversities (Phillips and Rogers, 2021). These challenges can hinder minoritized rural students’ academic achievement and attainment (National Rural Postsecondary Research Agenda Working Group, 2021) and may contribute to outmigration among rural college graduates (Sowl et al , 2022).…”

Section: Understanding Rural Education Contextsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rural cultural wealth: dismantling deficit ideologies of rurality

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Chambers

Azano

et al. 2022

JME

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Purpose Rural education research has historically been cast in a deficit lens, with rural places characterized by their problems or shortcomings, as if the way of understanding rural itself is to compare it to nonrural locales. These intransigent and narrow perceptions of rurality hinders recognition of the assets and possibilities of rural places. The purpose of this paper is to apply community-empowering, transgressive knowledge to analyses of rural communities to advance rural education research and practice. Design/methodology/approach In this conceptual paper, the authors propose an asset-based, conceptual framework to ground rural research and education practices: rural cultural wealth. Findings The authors describe and explore the concept of rural cultural wealth within the context of education. Furthermore, the authors discuss the dynamics of rurality and propose four constructs that comprise the rural cultural wealth framework, rural resourcefulness, rural ingenuity, rural familism and rural community unity, and consider implications for future research and practice. Originality/value The goal of this paper is to advance a rural cultural wealth framework aimed to interrupt social reproduction of educational inequities that impact rural students.

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