Hegemonic Masculinity: Rethinking the Concept
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Resumo: | The concept of hegemonic masculinity has influenced gender studies across many academic fields but has also attracted serious criticism. The authors trace the origin of the concept in a convergence of ideas in the early 1980s and map the ways it was applied when research on men and masculinities expanded. Evaluating the principal criticisms, the authors defend the underlying concept of masculinity, which in most research use is neither reified nor essentialist. However, the criticism of trait models of gender and rigid typologies is sound. The treatment of the subject in research on hegemonic masculinity can be improved with the aid of recent psychological models, although limits to discursive flexibility must be recognized. The concept of hegemonic masculinity does not equate to a model of social reproduction; we need to recognize social struggles in which subordinated masculinities influence dominant forms. Finally, the authors review what has been confirmed from early formulations (the idea of multiple masculinities, the concept of hegemony, and the emphasis on change) and what needs to be discarded (onedimensional treatment of hierarchy and trait conceptions of gender). The authors suggest reformulation of the concept in four areas: a more complex model of gender hierarchy, emphasizing the agency of women; explicit recognition of the geography of masculinities, emphasizing the interplay among local, regional, and global levels; a more specific treatment of embodiment in contexts of privilege and power; and a stronger emphasis on the dynamics of hegemonic masculinity, recognizing internal contradictions and the possibilities of movement toward gender democracy. |
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Hegemonic Masculinity: Rethinking the ConceptMasculinidade hegemônica: repensando o conceitoThe concept of hegemonic masculinity has influenced gender studies across many academic fields but has also attracted serious criticism. The authors trace the origin of the concept in a convergence of ideas in the early 1980s and map the ways it was applied when research on men and masculinities expanded. Evaluating the principal criticisms, the authors defend the underlying concept of masculinity, which in most research use is neither reified nor essentialist. However, the criticism of trait models of gender and rigid typologies is sound. The treatment of the subject in research on hegemonic masculinity can be improved with the aid of recent psychological models, although limits to discursive flexibility must be recognized. The concept of hegemonic masculinity does not equate to a model of social reproduction; we need to recognize social struggles in which subordinated masculinities influence dominant forms. Finally, the authors review what has been confirmed from early formulations (the idea of multiple masculinities, the concept of hegemony, and the emphasis on change) and what needs to be discarded (onedimensional treatment of hierarchy and trait conceptions of gender). The authors suggest reformulation of the concept in four areas: a more complex model of gender hierarchy, emphasizing the agency of women; explicit recognition of the geography of masculinities, emphasizing the interplay among local, regional, and global levels; a more specific treatment of embodiment in contexts of privilege and power; and a stronger emphasis on the dynamics of hegemonic masculinity, recognizing internal contradictions and the possibilities of movement toward gender democracy.O conceito de masculinidade hegemônica tem influenciado os estudos de gênero emvários campos acadêmicos, mas ao mesmo tempo tem atraído um sério criticismo. Os autorestraçam a origem do conceito a uma convergência de ideias no início dos anos 1980 e mapeiamas formas através das quais o conceito foi aplicado quando os estudos sobre homens emasculinidades se expandiram. Avaliando as principais críticas, os autores defendem o conceitode masculinidade como fundamental, uma vez que, na maioria das pesquisas que o opera, seuuso não é reificador nem essencialista. Entretanto, as críticas aos modelos assentados emcaracterísticas de gênero e às tipologias rígidas são sólidas. O tratamento do sujeito em pesquisassobre masculinidades hegemônicas pode ser melhorado com a ajuda dos recentes modelospsicológicos, mesmo que os limites à flexibilidade discursiva devam ser reconhecidos. O conceitode masculinidade hegemônica não equivale a um modelo de reprodução social; precisam serreconhecidas as lutas sociais nas quais masculinidades subordinadas influenciam formasdominantes. Por fim, os autores revisam o que foi confirmado por formulações iniciais (a ideia demasculinidades múltiplas, o conceito de hegemonia e a ênfase na transformação) e o queprecisa ser descartado (tratamento unidimensional da hierarquia e concepções de característicasde gênero). Os autores sugerem a reformulação do conceito em quatro áreas: um modelo maiscomplexo da hierarquia de gênero, enfatizando a agência das mulheres; o reconhecimentoexplícito da geografia das masculinidades, enfatizando a interseccionalidade entre os níveislocal, regional e global; um tratamento mais específico da encorporação1 em contextos deprivilégio e poder; e uma maior ênfase na dinâmica da masculinidade hegemônica, reconhecendoas contradições internas e as possibilidades de movimento em direção à democracia de gênero.Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina2013-05-08info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/S0104-026X201300010001410.1590/S0104-026X2013000100014Revista Estudos Feministas; Vol. 21 No. 1 (2013); 241-282Revista Estudos Feministas; Vol. 21 Núm. 1 (2013); 241-282Revista Estudos Feministas; v. 21 n. 1 (2013); 241-2821806-95840104-026Xreponame:Revista Estudos Feministasinstname:Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)instacron:UFSCporhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/S0104-026X2013000100014/24650Copyright (c) 2018 Revista Estudos Feministasinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessConnell, Robert W.Messerschmidt, James W.2018-08-14T16:29:47Zoai:periodicos.ufsc.br:article/29127Revistahttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/indexPUBhttps://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/oai||ref@cfh.ufsc.br1806-95840104-026Xopendoar:2022-11-21T11:38:15.757105Revista Estudos Feministas - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)true |
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The concept of hegemonic masculinity has influenced gender studies across many academic fields but has also attracted serious criticism. The authors trace the origin of the concept in a convergence of ideas in the early 1980s and map the ways it was applied when research on men and masculinities expanded. Evaluating the principal criticisms, the authors defend the underlying concept of masculinity, which in most research use is neither reified nor essentialist. However, the criticism of trait models of gender and rigid typologies is sound. The treatment of the subject in research on hegemonic masculinity can be improved with the aid of recent psychological models, although limits to discursive flexibility must be recognized. The concept of hegemonic masculinity does not equate to a model of social reproduction; we need to recognize social struggles in which subordinated masculinities influence dominant forms. Finally, the authors review what has been confirmed from early formulations (the idea of multiple masculinities, the concept of hegemony, and the emphasis on change) and what needs to be discarded (onedimensional treatment of hierarchy and trait conceptions of gender). The authors suggest reformulation of the concept in four areas: a more complex model of gender hierarchy, emphasizing the agency of women; explicit recognition of the geography of masculinities, emphasizing the interplay among local, regional, and global levels; a more specific treatment of embodiment in contexts of privilege and power; and a stronger emphasis on the dynamics of hegemonic masculinity, recognizing internal contradictions and the possibilities of movement toward gender democracy. |
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