Variant masculinities, variant virginities

Lindisfarne, Nancy

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“…As such, 'culture' should refer to a process of signification rather than to a harmonious whole of shared meanings (Dhamoon 2007). A dynamic view on culture allows us to take account of the existence of competing discourses and sources of meaning which individuals may draw on (Lindisfarne 1994).…”

Section: Honour and Violence: Culture Clashes In Europementioning

confidence: 99%

‘Glad to have Honour’: continuity and change in minority women's lived experience of honour

Withaeckx¹,

Coene²

2013

Journal of Gender Studies

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The concept of honour and associated phenomena have often been associated with a gender ideology which forces women to obey restrictive moral prescriptions; accordingly, honour has sometimes been understood as unilaterally negative for women's well-being. A critical analysis reveals, however, how reductionist understandings of honour flow from a culturalist framing of issues, such as honourrelated violence, thereby failing to grasp the complexity of women's responses when socialized with traditional notions of honour. Based on the theoretical reflections of authors such as Phillips (2007), Ewing (2008) and Abu-Lughod (2011) and drawing on the narratives of two women of Moroccan descent in Belgium, this article aims to demonstrate how an analysis grounded in intersectionality theory and based on Bourdieu's concept of 'habitus' may provide a deeper insight into the complexities of women's lived experiences of honour. Rather than departing from fixed understandings of honour, it is argued that its content and meaning are fluid and changeable. Although closely linked with cultural ideologies and socialization processes which shape individual lives and experiences, these do not prevent personal choice and interpretation which, according to the positioning of individuals and their families in and outside their communities, may produce cultural continuity or bring about change.

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Section: Honour and Violence: Culture Clashes In Europementioning

confidence: 99%

‘Glad to have Honour’: continuity and change in minority women's lived experience of honour

Withaeckx¹,

Coene²

2013

Journal of Gender Studies

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“…But as critics of the notion of “honor and shame” have argued, simply positing the existence of a discourse of gendered authority fails to answer how and why this discourse is performed and enacted in particular situations, substituting ethnographic analysis with reductionist generalization (Herzfeld 1980). It also offers little insight into the contradictions that notions of “respect” attempt, not necessarily successfully, to paper over (Lindisfarne 1994).…”

Section: The “Law Of the Hillside” And Gendered Structures Of Authoritymentioning

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The Owner of the Hill: Masculinity and Drug‐trafficking in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Penglase

2010

J Latin Amer Carib Anth

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RESUMEN Este artículo investiga el modo en que los traficantes de drogas de Rio Janeiro, Brasil, usan un discurso ideológico de autoridad masculina para estructurar sus relaciones con los residentes de las favelas en esa ciudad. El artículo muestra cómo el discurso en torno al “respeto” permite a los traficantes la legitimación de su propia influencia sobre los habitantes de las favelas, la normalización de la desigualdad y el silenciamiento de la oposición. También muestra por qué los residentes de las favelas aceptan este tipo de discursos de autoridad y examina como estos residentes, a su vez, usan el discurso de género en su intento de negociar la relación con los traficantes de drogas. Sin embargo, los traficantes también alteran la relación entre la masculinidad y la asignación de los diferentes grados de vulnerabilidad. Además el artículo muestra como este tipo de relación genera una experiencia desestabilizadora de ansiedad para los hombres de las favelas que no participan en el tráfico de droga. En general, sostengo que hasta que el análisis de la violencia urbana no se sitúe dentro de un contexto que tenga en cuenta el género, la misma no podrá ser completamente entendida.

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“…In the Middle East, where married men are generally expected to have children (Ghoussoub and Sinclair- Webb 2000;Inhorn 2002;2003b;, male infertility is a particularly stigmatizing condition (Inhorn 2002;2003a;2003b;2006a), eroding a man's basis for patriarchal authority and community standing Lindisfarne 1994;Ghoussoub and Sinclair-Webb 2000;Inhorn 2002;2003b;. As such, it may come as a shattering blow to one's self and social identity.…”

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Masculinity and Marginality

Birenbaum‐Carmeli¹,

Inhorn²

2009

Journal of Middle East Women's Studies

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Male infertility, which contributes to roughly 60–70% of infertility cases in the Middle East, is especially agonizing in this region, where fatherhood is crucial to achieving masculine adulthood and community standing. In this paper, we compare the infertility experience of two groups of Palestinian men, one living in Israel and the other in Lebanon. The study is based on ethnographic interviews conducted with 24 men between 2003 and 2007. The findings cluster at three levels of daily experience. At the subjective level, men express a sense of “asynchronization,” namely, feeling as if they are lagging behind or deviating from the normal masculine life trajectory. At the community level, men vary greatly in their disclosure practices, but all are preoccupied with monitoring the flow of infertility-related information. We attribute the centrality of this gate-keeping activity to the stigma of infertility and related treatments. At the societal level, the state’s role acquires heightened significance, owing to the marginalized minority status of Palestinian men in both countries. Our comparison reveals two contrasting situations: In Lebanon, the high cost of treatment places it beyond the reach of many Palestinians, thus epitomizing their civil marginality and poverty. In Israel, where fertility treatment is state-funded, eligibility on the grounds of one’s Israeli citizenship comprises a relatively positive experience for Palestinian men, who are otherwise routinely discriminated against in crucial life domains. More generally, the study illustrates how advanced fertility treatments, in their global spread, serve to entrench ideas of reproductive normalcy, individuality, and citizenship.

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Variant masculinities, variant virginities

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‘Glad to have Honour’: continuity and change in minority women's lived experience of honour

‘Glad to have Honour’: continuity and change in minority women's lived experience of honour

The Owner of the Hill: Masculinity and Drug‐trafficking in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Masculinity and Marginality

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