Wednesday, December 11, 2013

Masculinities, Yes Plural

Femininities and Masculinities, yes, in plurality is the idea here that should be replacing this gender either/or dichotomy our current society pretends to function in. Professor Raewyn Connell from The University of Sydney writes more on this concept in her book called Masculinities

‘Masculinities’ are not the same as ‘men’.  To speak of masculinities is to speak about gender relations.  Masculinities concern the position of men in a gender order.  They can be defined as the patterns of practice by which people (both men and women, though predominantly men) engage that position. 


What are Masculinities?




Masculinities - An Interview with the Author





Biography: http://www.raewynconnell.net/p/about-raewyn_20.html

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