This study examines the shifting values of masculinity and femininity in four Japanese television dramas: At Home Dad (2004), Around 40: Chuumon no Ooi Onna Tachi (2008), Freeter, Buy a House (2010), and Wonderful Single Life (2012). This study employs a
Rouli Esther Pasaribu
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(In)Equality and the Influence of Reggaeton Music as a Socialisation Factor: A Critical Analysis
Reggaetón music is very popular among Spanish speaking young people of high school-age. Thus, we intend to examine the values of (in)equality between women and men transmitted in the lyrics of this music genre.
Díez-Gutiérrez Enrique-Javier +2 more
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David Beckham as a historical moment in the representation of masculinity [PDF]
There can be no doubt that David Beckham is a public figure of intense media interest in contemporary Britain. This paper is the first stage in a project which aims to explore the circuit of representation and reception of Beckham in current culture.
Rahman, Momin
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"The land of my dreams": the gendered utopian dreams and disenchantment of British literary ex-combatants of the Great War [PDF]
The last two decades have seen a slow shift in the academic understanding of the impact of the Great War on concepts of gender in interwar Britain. The work of a small group of cultural historians, following in the footsteps of Rosa Maria Bracco, has ...
Cullen, Stephen Michael
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Jesus Traditions and Masculinities in World Christianity [PDF]
Abstract This opening article offers an introduction to the theme of this special issue of Exchange: Jesus traditions and masculinities in world Christianity. Highlighting the historical trajectory of feminist theological debates on the maleness of Jesus Christ and its implications for configurations of gender (read: the position of women) in ...
Adriaan S. van Klinken, Peter-Ben Smit
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Doing gender locally: The importance of ‘place’ in understanding marginalised masculinities and young men’s transitions to ‘safe’ and successful futures [PDF]
Observable anxieties have been developing about the position of boys and young men in contemporary society in recent years. This is expressed as a crisis of masculinity, in which place is often implicitly implicated, but is rarely considered for its role
Anderson E. +29 more
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Chuck palahniuk’s fight club under a different lens: pressures on the male body in community and the question of masculinity [PDF]
The present paper aims to analyse Chuck Palahniuk’s first novel Fight Club (1996) from a different viewpoint, i.e., the communitarian theories perspective. In order to enrich this study, this field will be interconnected with gender studies, specifically
Fuentes Fuentes, Carmen
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Beyond traditional masculinities: Women’s perceptions of new masculinities.
Women’s perspective is mostly neglected in masculinity studies; moreover, there is still a strong need to better understand culturally diverse perceptions of masculinity. This qualitative study aims to identify definitions, antecedents, and consequences of new masculinities by focusing solely on women’s perception of masculinities.
Ayca Aksu +3 more
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This research aims to understand the influence of culture and social cognition on the formation of toxic masculinity behavior in young adult men in Indonesia.
Rakhmaditya-Dewi Noorrizki +3 more
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Manosphere and Manconomy: Divergent Masculinities in the Digital Space
Gender is a fragile construction that evolves constantly, through social acceptance and affirmation. A major space for this exchange is the digital sphere where gender is perpetually in the process of redefinition and negotiation.
George Kyparissiadis, Emmanuel Skoulas
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