Shifting Masculinities in Anglo American Countries
This article provides an overview of the changing nature ofmasculinities in several English speaking cultures. The evidence andtheory come from numerous investigations into masculinities amongboth gay and straight male youths in the United States, UnitedKingdom, Canada and Australia. Collectively, I...
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| description | This article provides an overview of the changing nature ofmasculinities in several English speaking cultures. The evidence andtheory come from numerous investigations into masculinities amongboth gay and straight male youths in the United States, UnitedKingdom, Canada and Australia. Collectively, I show that culturalhomophobia is rapidly decreasing among young men in these cultures, and that this is particularly true of teamsport athletes. I suggest that thedominant way of theorizing masculinities over the previous quartercentury, hegemonic masculinity theory, is incapable of explaining thesechanges. Thus, I introduce a new theory, inclusive masculinity theory, and the new heuristic concept of homohysteria, to make sense of thechanging nature of young men’s masculinities. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f01d9f0029a448ec87c516402f147b8d2022-12-22T02:28:52ZengHipatia PressMasculinities and Social Change2014-36052012-02-011110.4471/mcs.2012.03Shifting Masculinities in Anglo American CountriesEric Anderson0University of WinchesterThis article provides an overview of the changing nature ofmasculinities in several English speaking cultures. The evidence andtheory come from numerous investigations into masculinities amongboth gay and straight male youths in the United States, UnitedKingdom, Canada and Australia. Collectively, I show that culturalhomophobia is rapidly decreasing among young men in these cultures, and that this is particularly true of teamsport athletes. I suggest that thedominant way of theorizing masculinities over the previous quartercentury, hegemonic masculinity theory, is incapable of explaining thesechanges. Thus, I introduce a new theory, inclusive masculinity theory, and the new heuristic concept of homohysteria, to make sense of thechanging nature of young men’s masculinities.https://hipatiapress.com/hpjournals/index.php/mcs/article/view/163masculinitiesinclusive masculiniteshomophobia |
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| title | Shifting Masculinities in Anglo American Countries |
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| title_short | Shifting Masculinities in Anglo American Countries |
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