Orthodox and inclusive masculinity: Competing masculinities among heterosexual men in a feminized terrain

Article Abstract:

Sixty-eight male cheerleaders and four selected cheerleading teams were observed and interviewed in-depth to examine the construction of masculinity among college-age heterosexual male cheerleaders. Two forms of normative masculinity was exhibited, one who retains most tenets of orthodox masculine construction and the second category of masculine performance labeled as inclusive who accept feminine social behavior and homosexuality among men.

Analysis, Behavior, Masculinity, Cheerleading, Heterosexuals

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Stylish hard bodies: branded masculinity in Men's health magazine

Article Abstract:

A qualitative content analysis of the magazine Men's Health was studied to make visible the masculine gender ideas presented in the post-modern America. The multiplicity of masculine gender displays found in contemporary popular culture was exposed as capitalist hegemony in the form of branded masculinities, which was done by multinational companies to increase sales and profits at the expense of any authentic understanding.

Periodical Publishers, Periodicals, Criticism and interpretation, Men's Health (Periodical)

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Turning fifty: Sociological perspectives and the Pacific Sociological Association

Article Abstract:

The current status of the journal, Sociological Perspectives and its future are discussed.

Periodical publishing, Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Company overview

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