Hegemonic masculinity

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    against a background that includes a closed fist punching an image of Emperor Hirohito of Japan; the caption reads “I Shall Return.” The man is General Douglas MacArthur, who embodies the pure, rugged masculinity that America holds in such high esteem. He’s often quoted for saying, “Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live.” The United States has elevated that value of sacrifice into the American mythos. That this has happened is no coincidence as the United States is a culture with a strong element of hegemonic masculinity. Hegemonic masculinity, a concept created by sociologist Raewyn Connell, is a strain of masculinity…

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    Understanding Hegemonic Masculinities in Nerd Culture In this essay I will explore the theory of hegemonic masculinities in relation to two texts, the first being the theoretical framework in the book chapter Understanding Men on Television (Lotz), then I will show how this theory of hegemonic masculinities plays out in Your Princess is in Another Castle; Misogyny, Entitlement, and Nerds (Chu). The ideas of hegemonic masculinities can be understood in relation to what it means to be apart of…

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    Hegemonic masculinity in advertising Aspects of identity and of masculinity are intersectional, so in order to understand hegemonic masculinity it is important to analyse it in terms of race as well as gender. The key function of advertising is to sell something, whether it is a product, service, lifestyle or message. The majority of advertisements depict life either as ‘normal’ or as ideal, thus it is telling that white men feature more prominently and more positively than men of colour in both…

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    Furthermore, despite the fact that hegemonic masculinity has positioned itself to be above other forms of masculinities and femininities (Howson 2006), it is not the most common form of masculinity. This is shown by Connell and Messerschmidt (2005, p. 832), who suggests that hegemonic masculinity is not statistically normal, with only a handful of men practicing it. Even with that fact, hegemonic masculinity is still normative (Connel & Messerschmidt 2005, p. 832). Donaldson (1993, p. 645) and…

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    Introduction I am studying Connell 's concept of hegemonic masculinity because I want to challenge all assumptions about the gender system and raise a series of problems and issues about masculinity. I want to emphasize the plurality and diversity of men 's experiences along the lines of class, race, sexual orientation, and ability. Furthermore, the common misunderstanding of hegemonic masculinity is that the concept is referred to men behaving badly or being hyper-masculine. However, it is…

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    Representations of hegemonic masculinity can be seen most prevalently in the media, as it is often emphasised and privileged over other forms of masculinity. Through combining studies of hegemonic masculinity and the representation of masculinity in films, advertising and magazines I will present a discussion on how the media usually conforms to and thus uphold the hegemonic view of masculinity, but also how it can challenge it. The majority of studies tend to focus on the United States or…

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    have agency. They are allowed and able to have several types of masculinities. The film Saving Private Ryan represents the way different men are capable of being different than just a typical hegemonic masculine man that society has…

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    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…

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    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…

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    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…

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