GNDS 360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Raewyn Connell, Hegemonic Masculinity, Masculinity

• School: Queen's University
• Department: Gender Studies
• Course: GNDS 360
• Professor: Reena Kukreja

Document Summary

Men in groups, elites, including athletes, politicians, businessmen, frat boys, etc. White, violent, heterosexual, entitled, aggressive, stoic, etc. Australian sociologist, publication titled gender and power . She was the first to give a word to the term hegemonic masculinity. Articulated this concept in her writing, mentioned the fact that men adopt masculinities that are multi-level and focused in groups. Violence and prejudice towards homosexual men/anthropological works on local cultures of masculinity and gender hierarchies. Publications are called gender and power, 1987, and masculinities, 1995. She was the first to discuss the pluralities of masculinity, and to discuss power relations rather than sex roles. Used hegemony to discuss hierarchies of power relations between men and between genders. When we discuss gender roles and expectations, we often exclude the discussion/recognition of the. Ideology that justifies and normalizes male dominance (looks at sex roles, gender roles) Core principles are heterosexuality and the upholding of patriarchy patriarchy.