The big picture: Masculinities in recent world history

Connell, Raewyn

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“…It is suggested that men are more restricted than women in maintaining their socially dictated gender role in the contempt they receive should they deviate into an unacceptable feminine role or fail in a masculine one (Courtenay, 2000;Messner, 1998). Connell (1993) suggests that only 10% of men can and do measure up to the hegemonic version of masculinity; however, men who carry out hegemonic masculinity practices secure and maintain a position of power within their social system as these practices are accepted as the ideal among the majority of men (Connell & Messerschmidt, 2005).…”

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Masculinity and Health in Late Life Men

Tannenbaum

Frank

2010

Am J Mens Health

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Masculinity is a social construction that defines itself according to context. Older men constitute an unseen minority when it comes to their health, and thus the study of masculinity as it relates to health in older men requires deeper understanding. This article offers insights into how gender, health, and ageing interact for older men and explores how men negotiate the concept of masculinity in later life. The findings from two complementary studies are presented and discussed. The first study, a qualitative analysis of focus group discussions held with 48 community-dwelling older men, indicates that the desire to uphold hegemonic ideals of independence, self-reliance, and imperviousness to pain and illness are embedded in older men's health-related beliefs and behaviors. Ill health and help seeking are often perceived as a threat to the masculine identity, and taking action for health is considered only when health status jeopardizes independence. In the second study, more than 2,000 men aged 55 to 97 years responded to a postal survey on health behaviors and masculinity. Results of the survey indicated that age predicts health behaviors and health care seeking better than scores on a masculinity index, which tended to remain stable regardless of age. Both the qualitative and quantitative findings support the hypothesis that with age men will succeed in incorporating actions into their daily lives in a way that does not conflict with their perceived resilience to frailty and weakness, even if such actions involve seeking help for illness or adopting healthier lifestyle behaviors.

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Masculinity and Health in Late Life Men

Tannenbaum

Frank

2010

Am J Mens Health

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“…Nor is it merely considered to be a set of social expectations or an identity (Connell and Messerschmidt 2005). It comprises configurations of social practice that are informed by, and inform, existing social conditions (Connell 1993). Luyt (2003), for example, argues that hegemonic masculinity in contemporary SA emphasizes the importance of masculine control, (un)emotionality, physicality and toughness, competition, success, responsibility, and (hetero)sexuality.…”

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Constructing hegemonic masculinities in South Africa

Luyt

2012

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This paper considers how local and regional representations of hegemonic masculinity are (re)produced, and how men's gender identities are constituted through situated interaction in South Africa. It points toward the important role played by the discourse and rhetoric of heteronormativity among these men in hegemonic sense-making, and in particular, the underlying discursive practices of performative/intimate ( hetero)sexuality and homosexual rejection/acceptance. An attempt is made to account for complexity and diversity in this sense-making across intersecting social categories such as ethnicity and social class. Focus group discussion among Afrikaans, English and Xhosa men was transcribed and back-translated where necessary. A technique of discourse analysis that considers the rhetorical aspects of text is developed through the introduction of norm-referencing rhetorical devices. Findings highlight the extent to which practices of both compliance and resistance contribute toward the (re)production of masculinities.

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“…La violencia de género se traduce en una realidad principal que prevalecerá sobre otras; por lo tanto, sostiene una hegemonía masculina en detrimento de otras tanto masculinas como femeninas (Schippers, 2007;Connell, 1993). La violencia de género es dirigida tanto a sectores masculinos como femeninos por un eje dominante.…”

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Más allá de la sangre: procesos de revictimización y periodismo sensacionalista

Muñoz‐González

2017

Estud. Mensaje Period.

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Resumen. Diario Extra es un periódico conocido en Costa Rica por su tendencia sensacionalista. Sus noticias de feminicidios tienen una tónica en las que se "revictimiza" a la víctima: los elementos de la noticia muestran de forma vulnerable a la persona asesinada. Esta investigación estudia esta manifestación discursiva en las noticias de Diario Extra durante el año 2011. Se realizó una recopilación inicial de 117 notas, de las cuales 44 corresponden a asesinatos y violaciones sin un motivo claro por parte del victimario. Así, se seleccionaron 5 de estas notas para analizar con profundidad cómo funcionan los procesos de la revictimización. Los resultados arrojaron que estos procesos se valen de recursos semióticos para lograr apelar a la emotividad del lector ya que al crimen se le buscan muchos aristas para exagerarlo. Palabras clave: Periodismo; sensacionalismo; discurso; género.[en] Beyond the Blood: Revictimization Processes and Sensationalist Journalism Abstract. Diario Extra is a Costa Rican newspaper known for its sensationalist trend. The femicide news have a tonic in which the victim is "re-victimized": the elements of the news show a very vulnerable person. This paper Studies this discursive manifestation in the news of Diario Extra during the year 2011. An initial collection of 117 articles was made, of which 44 correspond to murders and violations without a clear motive by the perpetrator of the crime. So, 5 articles were selected to analyze in depth how the re-victimization process functions. The results show that these processes make use of semiotic resources to achieve an emotional appeal to the reader, exaggerating the crime in all the cases.

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The big picture: Masculinities in recent world history

Cited by 335 publications

References 21 publications

Masculinity and Health in Late Life Men

Masculinity and Health in Late Life Men

Constructing hegemonic masculinities in South Africa

Más allá de la sangre: procesos de revictimización y periodismo sensacionalista

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