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    LESSON 14:

    MEN AND
    MASCULINITIES
    •Men make up a large majority of
    corporate executives, top
    professional, and holders of public
    office. Worldwide, men held 93% of
    cabinet-level posts in 1996 and
    most top positions in international
    agencies (Gierycz 1999).
    Men’s Rights Lobby
    •Warren Farrell, in his work, The Myth of
    Male Power: Why are men the Disposable
    Sex? (1994)
    •“Men are now the gender victims as a result
    of feminism having gone too far, with men
    having increased responsibilities but few
    rights around issues marriage, divorce,
    child custody and access to children.”
    MASCULINITY
    a social, cultural, and
    historical construct dependent
    on and related to other factors
    such as class, ethnicity,
    sexuality, age, and disability.
    MASCULINITY THEMES
    1. Multiple Masculinity
    2. Hierarchy and Hegemony
    *Hegemonic masculinity- culturally
    dominant in a given setting
    3. Collective Masculinities
    Masculinities and
    Well-being
    Research confirms a strong
    association between rigid norms
    about what it means to be a man
    and men’s negative health practices
    and vulnerabilities (Barker et al.
    2011)
    Family formation, Fathering,
    Caregiving, and Domestic Roles
    Men may contribute to the “domestic
    enterprise” in other important ways,
    including through providing financial
    support, accompanying children to
    activities outside of school or home
    (National Center on Fathers and Families
    2002; Brown and Chavannes 1998).
    Better- educated men are more likely to
    put more time into domestic roles and
    caregiving (Hernandez 1996; Garcia and
    Oliveira 2004;
    Barker and Verani 2008) Mens schooling
    may have expanded their sense of norms
    and weakened stereotypes through their
    exposure to broader ideas and more
    diverse people.
    Masculinities And Alcohol And
    Drug Use
    More men drink than women; and men drink
    more than women (Room et al, 2002).
    Studies show that men were more likely to drink
    than women, drank alcohol in greater quantity
    and more frequently than women, and were
    more likely to face alcohol-related health and
    social problem than women (Wilsack et al 2000)
    In many settings, men’s drinking encourages solidarity
    and stimulates courage. It is a key peer group ritual as
    well as being a recreational activity (Coombs &
    Globetti, 1986).
    When men become drunk, fights and homicides are
    rationalized (Page,1998)
    Women are encouraged to tolerate men’s drunkenness
    as a natural part of their being men (Caetano,1984).
    Drug use and drug dealing can serve as ways of
    constructing a powerfully masculine identity (Collision
    1996).
    Protest Masculinity
    Protest Masculinity is a form of marginalized
    masculinity which picks up themes of hegemonic
    masculinity in the society at large but reworks
    them in a context of poverty (Connel 2005). In
    other words, it is akin to hegemonic masculinity
    but in socially- deprived contexts. Protest
    masculinity refers to describe instances of
    extreme forms of sex-typed behavior on the part of
    some males.
    Caring Masculinity
    The concept of a caring masculinity
    proposes that men are able to adopt what
    is viewed as traditionally feminine
    characteristics (emotional expression,
    sensitivity, domestication,
    interdependence, caring.) without
    departing from or rejecting masculinity.

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