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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)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
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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 rättigheterAbstract : 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
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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 studierAbstract : 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
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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)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
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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 institutionenAbstract : 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