The role of the social process on hegemonic manhood in Turkish society Cover Image

Türk toplumunda hegemonik erkekliğin inşasinda toplumsal süreçlerin rolü
The role of the social process on hegemonic manhood in Turkish society

Author(s): Sezgin Erdem, Dolunay Şenol
Subject(s): Gender Studies, Social Theory, Sociology of Culture
Published by: Sage Yayınları
Keywords: Masculinity; hegemonic masculinity; gender inequality; social processes;

Summary/Abstract: It is necessary to understand masculine world in order to alleviate the conditions against women. Studies, only examining the conditions of the women world cause misunderstanding on the men world. Because there is very important link between these two type. With this acceptance, the aim of our work to draw attention to and highlight the social process, which is a factor by the men, which are subject and the object of the hegemonic manhood, while building their manhood molds. In terms of revealing the social organization of gender discrimination over masculinity and femininity, how men are positioned within this social structure, how and in what ways they make their transitions, what are the social production mechanisms of men and so on should be determined. Thus, we have come to the conclusion that it is possible to solve the passwords of patriarchal constructions and therefore to produce more effective and lasting solutions. For this reason, we will try to find sociological evaluations by considering the circumcision, military service, job possession, marriage and paternity from the processes that we think that the hegemonic man in the Turkish society is influential in our work.

  • Issue Year: 9/2017
  • Issue No: 33
  • Page Range: 290-299
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Turkish