To become a man : masculinity on men’s health covers and the construction of masculinity in Singapore.
This paper examines the relationship between Men’s Health’s portrayal of masculinity on its covers and Singaporean men’s definitions of masculinity. Data is obtained through qualitative content analysis and focus group discussions with eight adult men. Analyses suggest Men’s Health’s portrays a part...
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| author | Koh, Yiming. |
| author2 | Tam Chen Hee |
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| description | This paper examines the relationship between Men’s Health’s portrayal of masculinity on its covers and Singaporean men’s definitions of masculinity. Data is obtained through qualitative content analysis and focus group discussions with eight adult men. Analyses suggest Men’s Health’s portrays a particular masculinity- patriarchal masculinity. Through consistent adherence to distinct design patterns and content, Men’s Health promotes hegemonic masculinity in Singapore. Furthermore, the respondents do not possess a homogenous masculinity since they construct their masculinities differently in response to existing gender relations. Nevertheless, preliminary analyses illustrated that respondents are influenced
by Men’s Health’s portrayal of masculinity. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/151952019-12-10T11:13:53Z To become a man : masculinity on men’s health covers and the construction of masculinity in Singapore. Koh, Yiming. Tam Chen Hee School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Media effects This paper examines the relationship between Men’s Health’s portrayal of masculinity on its covers and Singaporean men’s definitions of masculinity. Data is obtained through qualitative content analysis and focus group discussions with eight adult men. Analyses suggest Men’s Health’s portrays a particular masculinity- patriarchal masculinity. Through consistent adherence to distinct design patterns and content, Men’s Health promotes hegemonic masculinity in Singapore. Furthermore, the respondents do not possess a homogenous masculinity since they construct their masculinities differently in response to existing gender relations. Nevertheless, preliminary analyses illustrated that respondents are influenced by Men’s Health’s portrayal of masculinity. Bachelor of Arts 2009-04-13T02:54:26Z 2009-04-13T02:54:26Z 2009 2009 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/15195 en 41 p. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Media effects Koh, Yiming. To become a man : masculinity on men’s health covers and the construction of masculinity in Singapore. |
| title | To become a man : masculinity on men’s health covers and the construction of masculinity in Singapore. |
| title_full | To become a man : masculinity on men’s health covers and the construction of masculinity in Singapore. |
| title_fullStr | To become a man : masculinity on men’s health covers and the construction of masculinity in Singapore. |
| title_full_unstemmed | To become a man : masculinity on men’s health covers and the construction of masculinity in Singapore. |
| title_short | To become a man : masculinity on men’s health covers and the construction of masculinity in Singapore. |
| title_sort | to become a man masculinity on men s health covers and the construction of masculinity in singapore |
| topic | DRNTU::Social sciences::Mass media::Media effects |
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