CHRISTIANITY AND HEGEMONIC MASCULINITIES: TRANSFORMING BOTSWANA HEGEMONIC MASCULINITY USING THE JESUS OF LUKE

Hegemonic Heterosexual Masculinity BLYE FRANK

Hegemonic masculinity, structural violence, and health inequalities

There is persuasive evidence that the reduction of health inequalities can only be achieved by addressing their fundamental causes, as opposed to the diseases through which they are expressed at any given time, or the immediate precursors of those diseases (Phelan et al 2004). This explains both the persistence of health inequalities over time and the failure of policies which only target their...

Saved from hegemonic masculinity? Charismatic Christianity and men’s responsibilization in South Africa

In this article, the author explores the role of religion in social constructions of heterosexual masculinity in South Africa in the context of civil society driven programs to fight sexual and gender-based violence and the spread of HIV. Critically engaging with the concept of hegemonic masculinity and the sociological literature on gender relations in conservative Christian communities, the a...

Elite schools, postcolonial Chineseness and hegemonic masculinities in Singapore

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Men's accounts of depression: reconstructing or resisting hegemonic masculinity?

There is evidence that depressive symptoms in men are often undiagnosed and untreated. It has been suggested that men may find it difficult to seek help because culturally dominant (or hegemonic) forms of masculinity are characterised by emotional control and a lack of vulnerability, while depression is often associated with powerlessness and the uncontrolled expression of emotion. However, ver...