The Man Box: The Making of Masculinity
The Man Box: The Making of Masculinity
Author(s): Giese RachelSubject(s): Politics / Political Sciences, Social Sciences, Gender Studies, Politics and society, Culture and social structure , Radical sociology
Published by: Societatea de Analize Feministe AnA
Keywords: the man box; masculinity; hegemonic masculinity; boy crisis; gender;
Summary/Abstract: This article looks at the concept of the “man box”: the behaviors and expectations associated with a conventional, rigid form of manliness, an exaggerated, archetypal machismo that academics describe as “hegemonic masculinity.” I explore how manliness and masculinity are tied to male identity and how throughout the centuries anxiety over boys has manifested itself with the changing perceptions of masculinity.
Journal: AnALize: Revista de studii feministe
- Issue Year: 2019
- Issue No: 12 (26)
- Page Range: 9-15
- Page Count: 7
- Language: English