In the past women changed their last name from their father’s last name to their husband’s last name when they got married. Women changed their last name to show a change in ownership from one male, the father, to another, the new husband. Men did not change their last names because they were viewed as the owners. Throughout history women were viewed as property rather than as individuals. In today’s society many women still change their last names when they get married, however it is not necessarily because they are being “traded” as property.
R.W. Connell in his studies of gender proposed the idea of hegemonic masculinity. Hegemonic masculinity is concept that men hold a higher and more dominant social position than women. The
R.W. Connell in his studies of gender proposed the idea of hegemonic masculinity. Hegemonic masculinity is concept that men hold a higher and more dominant social position than women. The