'I'm not allowed wrestling stuff': hegemonic masculinity and primary school boys

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dc.contributor.authorBartholomaeus, C.
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractHegemonic masculinity is Connell’s key concept in a hierarchical framework of masculinities which has had a significant influence on thinking about gender. This article draws on Connell’s theories, previous research and my empirical research to argue that there are limitations to using the concept of hegemonic masculinity, and even hegemonic masculinities, when examining boys and masculinity. Boys are rarely mentioned in definitions and theoretical writing about hegemonic masculinity, yet much research examining primary school boys and masculinity uncritically draws on the concept. My research in Australia with 6- and 7-year-old children found that boys had limited access to hegemonic masculinity. As a possible explanation for its usage by researchers with primary school boys, I explore the potential usefulness of multiple and local hegemonic masculinities.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityClare Bartholomaeus
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Sociology, 2012; 48(3):227-247
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/1440783311413484
dc.identifier.issn1440-7833
dc.identifier.issn1741-2978
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/73516
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSage Publications Ltd.
dc.rights© 2011 The Australian Sociological Association
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/1440783311413484
dc.subjectAge groups
dc.subjectchildren
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjectfeminism
dc.subjectgender
dc.subjecthegemonic masculinity
dc.subjectmasculinities
dc.subjectprimary education
dc.title'I'm not allowed wrestling stuff': hegemonic masculinity and primary school boys
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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