Inclusive masculinity: the changing nature of masculinities

Warin, Jo

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“…Homophobia is a central component of laddish cultures and behaviours (Muir andSeitz 2004, NUS 2013), and contemporary laddism can also be seen in relation to ideas about 'inclusive masculinity' or 'hybrid masculinity', which incorporates elements of gay masculinities, as a new middle class norm (Anderson and McGuire 2010, Warin 2013, Bridges 2014. Retro-sexist performances may be undertaken in reaction to this softening of masculinity, as well as the potential blurring of gender lines which has accompanied the greater visibility of trans, genderqueer, non binary people and others, especially within student communities (Dugan et al 2012, Rankin andBeemyn 2012).…”

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(Re)theorising laddish masculinities in higher education

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2016

Gender and Education

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In the context of renewed debates and interest in this area, this paper reframes the theoretical agenda around laddish masculinities in UK higher education, and similar masculinities overseas. These can be contextualised within consumerist neoliberal rationalities, the neoconservative backlash against feminism and other social justice movements, and the postfeminist belief that women are winning the 'battle of the sexes'. Contemporary discussions of 'lad culture' have rightly centred sexism and men¹s violence against women: however, we need a more intersectional analysis. In the UK a key intersecting category is social class, and there is evidence that while working class articulations of laddism proceed from being dominated within alienating education systems, middle class and elite versions are a reaction to feeling dominated due to a loss of gender, class and race privilege. These are important differences, and we need to know more about the conditions which shape and produce particular performances of laddism, in interaction with masculinities articulated by other social groups. It is perhaps unhelpful, therefore, to collapse these social positions and identities under the banner of 'lad culture', as has been done in the past. IntroductionIn the past 20 years, critical studies of men and masculinities have burgeoned (Beasley 2012). A broad body of work across the social/biological sciences and humanities, focusing on men's and boys' identities and a variety of social problems such as mental health issues, unemployment, educational underachievement and violence, has been paralleled by the development of a policy literature on how gender issues affect men (Kimmel, Hearn and Connell 2004). Laddism as both an identity performance and social practice has been a key part of this canon, investigated as a phenomenon in itself and positioned as a causal factor in relation to a number of 'men's issues'. Since 2010, the figure of the 'lad' has especially come to dominate discussions around masculinities in UK higher education, and has been associated with concerns about sexual harassment and violence. However, there have been few attempts as yet to (re)theorise and contextualise contemporary laddish masculinities, a space I wish to occupy in this paper.

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“…The diversity of masculinity norms described by our participants reflect how the U.S. is shifting toward multiple gender narratives that are more flexible (Hammack et al, 2021). In masculinity literature, these multiple narratives are captured under the concept of multiple masculinities (Anderson, 2009;Bridges & Pascoe, 2014;Connell, 2005) which posits the existence of many different narratives of masculinity tailored to specific identities such as racial-ethnic minority men or gay men. The recognition of multiple masculinities may stem from a growing acceptance of gender nonconformity which might work to reduce the pressure that individuals feel to conform to norms.…”

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Exploring Young Men’s Experience of Resistance to Masculine Norms

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There are costs and benefits to conforming and resisting gender norms, and this ratio likely changes during the transition to adulthood. In this paper, we explore the development of young men’s masculine norm resistance from adolescence through emerging adulthood. Using thematic analysis on interviews with cisgender young adult men who reported feeling at least somewhat gender atypical ( N = 30, Mage = 23, White = 74%), we found that: (a) men reported more direct and indirect gender norm resistance (GNR) as they aged, (b) as men felt less pressure to conform to gender norms, they reported more ease with expressing indirect GNR, and (c) that direct GNR generally paralleled developing an understanding of critical consciousness of broader social inequities. Our study answers the call to utilize a developmental approach to study men and masculinities, and in so doing, illuminates men’s dynamic navigation of masculine norms during the transition into adulthood.

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“…However, Anderson (2012) argues that the image of hegemonic masculinity should not be static and that masculinity should be 'inclusive'. When looking at China, with the advent of modernity, the country is undergoing a cultural transformation, and both China's neoliberal policies and its market-driven reforms have considerably enriched the two-dimensional masculinity norms (Louie, 2016, p187).…”

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Can Pop Culture Really Bring About Social Gender Change in Chinese Society

Ding¹

2022

IJEH

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With the popularity of the idol talent show in Chinese market, the size of the fan base has escalated and this has contributed to an awakening of the audience's aesthetic awareness. In order to study whether popular culture can be used as a positive social change tool to change audience' attitudes towards gender, and ultimately to an effect positive changes in gender culture in Chinese society. This article uses the methodology of digital ethnography to analyse the contestants with “gender temperament” in reality TV shows.It is positive to note that the gender diversity presented in the pop culture shows that gender culture for Chinese society is undergoing a positive change. However, many viewers are continuing to make discriminatory comments about the contestants with the “gender temperament”, which indicate that gender stereotype is still exist.

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Inclusive masculinity: the changing nature of masculinities

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(Re)theorising laddish masculinities in higher education

(Re)theorising laddish masculinities in higher education

Exploring Young Men’s Experience of Resistance to Masculine Norms

Can Pop Culture Really Bring About Social Gender Change in Chinese Society

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