Changing Gender Identities

Question 1

Connell

Answer 1

• rather than masculinity referring to one type of behaviour, there are 4 different types of masculinity which emerge and change over time
• Hegemonic masculinity
• Complicit masculinity
• Subordinate masculinity
• Marginalised masculinity

Question 2

Hegemonic masculinity

Answer 2

the dominant and traditional style of masculinity with characteristics about toughness and aggression

Question 3

Complicit masculinity

Answer 3

men who believe that men and women should share roles within families

Question 4

Subordinate masculinity

Answer 4

masculines which are less powerful and carry lower status
e.g. homosexual masculinity

Question 5

marginalised masculinity

Answer 5

a masculine identity self by those men who did traditionally masculine jobs and now feel their masculinity under threat as many of those jobs have been lost

Question 6

mort

Answer 6

• study of consumption
• the changes in style which new man fashions changes in male identity in contemporary culture,
• Focused in particular on the changes in the portrayal of men and masculinity in the media
• Rise of fashion
• The changes in men’s consumption patterns were accompanied by sexualisation of the males body

Question 7

nixon

Answer 7

• ‘new man’
• launderette
• that it could be cool and acceptable for men to take the same amount of care over their personal appearance and clothes as women do.

Question 8

Jackson

Answer 8

• masculine and feminine identities are socially constructed meaning that gendered norms are relative which means that they can change over time
• assertive felinity
• ladettes

Question 9

assertive femininity

Answer 9

• Jackson
• femininity that has gone from submissive, passive to a more loud, vulgar and masculine behaviour and character

Question 10

ladettes

Answer 10

• Jackson
• girls from younger generation that adopt deviant behaviour

Question 11

Sharpe

Answer 11

• longitudinal study into girls attitudes towards education, work and marriage
• found that in more contemporary society their attitudes changed
• 1970s priorities were love, marriage, husbands and children
• 1990s girl’s priorities had changed to job, careers and being able to support themselves

Question 12

• rather than masculinity referring to one type of behaviour, there are 4 different types of masculinity which emerge and change over time
• Hegemonic masculinity
• Complicit masculinity
• Subordinate masculinity
• Marginalised masculinity

Answer 12

Connell

Question 13

the dominant and traditional style of masculinity with characteristics about toughness and aggression

Answer 13

Hegemonic masculinity

Question 14

men who believe that men and women should share roles within families

Answer 14

Complicit masculinity

Question 15

masculines which are less powerful and carry lower status
e.g. homosexual masculinity

Answer 15

Subordinate masculinity

Question 16

a masculine identity self by those men who did traditionally masculine jobs and now feel their masculinity under threat as many of those jobs have been lost

Answer 16

marginalised masculinity

Question 17

• study of consumption
• the changes in style which new man fashions changes in male identity in contemporary culture,
• Focused in particular on the changes in the portrayal of men and masculinity in the media
• Rise of fashion
• The changes in men’s consumption patterns were accompanied by sexualisation of the males body

Answer 17

mort

Question 18

• ‘new man’
• launderette
• that it could be cool and acceptable for men to take the same amount of care over their personal appearance and clothes as women do.

Answer 18

nixon

Question 19

• masculine and feminine identities are socially constructed meaning that gendered norms are relative which means that they can change over time
• assertive felinity
• ladettes

Answer 19

Jackson

Question 20

• Jackson
• femininity that has gone from submissive, passive to a more loud, vulgar and masculine behaviour and character

Answer 20

assertive femininity

Question 21

• Jackson
• girls from younger generation that adopt deviant behaviour

Answer 21

ladettes

Question 22

• longitudinal study into girls attitudes towards education, work and marriage
• found that in more contemporary society their attitudes changed
• 1970s priorities were love, marriage, husbands and children
• 1990s girl’s priorities had changed to job, careers and being able to support themselves

Answer 22

Sharpe