Essays about: "Connell"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 40 essays containing the word Connell.

1. 16. May the Best Man Win : Non-stereotypical Masculinity in the Novel A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara.

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Fakulteten för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap (from 2013)

   Author : Rebecka Edvinsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Hanya Yanagihara; A Little Life; Masculinity; Hegemonic Masculinity; Stereotypes; Femininity; Hanya Yanagihara; Ett Litet Liv; Maskulinitet; Hegemonisk Maskulinitet; Stereotyper; Femininitet;

   Abstract : In this essay, Hanya Yanagihara’s main characters from the novel A Little Life (2015) are analyzed, with the basis of gender stereotypes and with the help of Raewyn Connell’s theory of hegemonic masculinity. It argues that the characters in question challenge the typical gender roles in the way that they are lacking in comparison to Connell’s theory of hegemonic masculinity and are portrayed with feminine attributes. READ MORE

3. 17. "Anyone who strikes a woman is not a real man" : a qualitative content analysis of Australian masculinity, mateship and violence against women

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Mänskliga rättigheter

   Author : Anna Ternström; [2019]
   Keywords : violence against women; domestic violence; family violence; hegemonic masculinity; Australian masculinity; mateship; Connell; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates seven Questions without notice from the Australian House of Representatives regarding violence against women. The statements were produced by former prime ministers Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull. Their responses are analysed through a qualitative content analysis. READ MORE

4. 18. More Than A Helping Hand: Male Masturbatory Aids and the Construction of Heterosexual Masculinity

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

   Author : Abigail Phillips; [2018]
   Keywords : Heterosexual Masculinity; Masturbation; Heterosexual Desire; Intimacy; Sex Toy; Arts and Architecture;

   Abstract : In this paper, I explore the construction and articulation of heterosexual masculinity through male masturbatory aids, and how these aids manipulate and interact with heterosexual desires, pleasures and intimacies. The first chapter of this paper is given over to historically contextualising attitudes and perceptions of male masturbation and entwining this with a history of masculinity. READ MORE

5. 19. Reshaping Relations : A study on the increasing reports regarding violence against women in the rural and urban areas of Samoa

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

   Author : Shahab Mirbabaei; [2018]
   Keywords : Samoa; deviance; increasing reports; violence against women; hegemony;

   Abstract : This is a sociological essay, named Reshaping Samoan Relations – a study on the increasing reports and regarding violence against women in Samoa, written by Shahab Mirbabaei. The aim of this study was to explain the reason, or reasons, for the increasing reports of violence against women to the police and help-organizations in Samoa. READ MORE

6. 20. Gender, Peace and Security : Examining the assumed benefits of involving men and work on transforming masculinities in the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolutions 1325 and 1820

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Linnéa Sveide; [2017]
   Keywords : 1325 masculinities; WPS masculinities; peacekeeping gender based violence; men 1325; gender training UNSCR 1325; gender 1820; gender training peacekeeping;

   Abstract : My aim of this this thesis is to examine the assumed benefits of involving men and work on transforming masculinities when implementing the WPS (Women Peace and Security) agenda focusing on UNSCR (United Nations Security Council Resolutions) 1325 and 1820, in peacebuilding efforts and peacekeeping missions. The empirical findings derives from four semi- structured interviews with informants involved in implementing a masculinity perspective in UNSCR 1325, or informants that had conducted research of this area. READ MORE