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The Hegemonic Male - Masculinity in a Portuguese Town (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
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The Hegemonic Male - Masculinity in a Portuguese Town (Hardcover, illustrated edition)
Series: New Directions in Anthropology
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The construction of masculinity is becoming a field of growing
interest because it is opening up new and fascinating perspectives,
thus adding a further dimension to Gender Studies. However, so far
the analysis has focused mostly on homosexuality. By contrast, the
author examines social processes and relations that constitute
hegemonic masculinity, the central model that attempts to
subordinate alternative masculinities, and which is the model of
male domination, compulsory monogamy, heterosexuality and
reproduction. It is fascinating to follow the author as he
gradually unfolds this kind of masculinity in its nearly pure
state. Moreover, he involves the reader in his critical reflections
on the material and invites him or her to give some thought to such
wider questions as whether the hegemonic male is more resistant to
change in oral cultures than in urban settings, or up to which
point the agents of domination are also its victims. In fact, the
author concludes that the hegemonic male is an ideal model
practically unattainable by any single man, which exerts over all
men a strong controlling power and often forces on them
ritualization of everyday behavior that leads to an impoverishment
of their lives.
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