Essays about: "Hegemonic Masculinity"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 124 essays containing the words Hegemonic Masculinity.
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21. Women in Esports : A Qualitative Study on Shared Experiences of Women in the Esports Industry
University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för konst, kultur och kommunikation (K3)Abstract : This thesis aims to gain a better understanding of the experiences of women in the esports industry. This is achieved through the exploration of the concepts of sexual harassment and gamer identity with the help of collective identity, stereotype threat and various aspects of feminist theory as the main theoretical framework, accompanying a thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews conducted with seven women in various positions within esports. READ MORE
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22. Attitudes Toward Homosexuality : A Quantitative Study of Evaluative Adjectives in Digital Newspaper Articles
University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humanioraAbstract : In this study, societal attitudes toward sexual minorities are investigated through analyzing journalists’ use of evaluative adjectives in newspaper articles regarding famous homosexual couples compared to famous heterosexual couples. In this study, differences in attitudes between male and female journalists are also investigated. READ MORE
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23. Masculinity and bodaboda driving in Tanzania : a study of rural young men engaging in motorcycle taxi in Kilosa and Mvomero districts
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural DevelopmentAbstract : In ensuring that people fight poverty they have been advised to adopt a variety of ways and strategies for boosting their economy to sustain their daily lives. In rural areas the main reliance has been agriculture for all people but due to the challenges facing agriculture, people had to look at other activities apart from agriculture in order to survive. READ MORE
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24. A Worm in an Apple : An analysis of hegemonic masculinity, personal responsibility and the nature of the Shadow in Ursula K. Le Guin’s A Wizard of Earthsea
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : In this paper, Ursula K Le Guin’s 1968 fantasy novel, A Wizard of Earthsea will be investigated in two ways. First, through a thematic analysis of the primary antagonist through a deconstructive close-reading technique. Second, through a pedagogic analysis of the depiction of hegemonic masculinity in the novel. READ MORE
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25. The vegan underdog : An interview study about vegan men, masculinity and political potency
University essay from Umeå universitet/Sociologiska institutionenAbstract : Eating meat is an increasingly problematic social practice. It has devastating environmental effects; itends and exploits animals’ lives and as a social practice it is also connected to other oppressive systems.In our culture, meat is symbolically tied to manhood and the ideological system of carnism that supportsanimal exploitation. READ MORE