Degrees of masculinity: Working and middle-class undergraduate students' constructions of masculine identities

N Ingram, R Waller - Debating modern masculinities: Change, continuity …, 2014 - Springer
N Ingram, R Waller
Debating modern masculinities: Change, continuity, crisis?, 2014Springer
Exploring the current perceived 'crisis of masculinity'and what might be seen as its opposing
stance, that society now facilitates more inclusive forms of masculinity, this chapter considers
research with young undergraduate men from working-class and middle-class backgrounds.
We argue that the crisis of masculinity is somewhat overstated. Middle-class men in
particular can present a veneer of inclusivity attuned to being a modern liberal man but this
masks a refashioning not the reforming of traditional male power relations. Meanwhile our …
Abstract
Exploring the current perceived ‘crisis of masculinity’ and what might be seen as its opposing stance, that society now facilitates more inclusive forms of masculinity, this chapter considers research with young undergraduate men from working-class and middle-class backgrounds. We argue that the crisis of masculinity is somewhat overstated. Middle-class men in particular can present a veneer of inclusivity attuned to being a modern liberal man but this masks a refashioning not the reforming of traditional male power relations. Meanwhile our study’s working-class men demonstrate elements of tension with constructions of masculinity seemingly resolved in the emergence of more positive identifications. We therefore conclude that masculinity is neither in crisis nor radically reformed.
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