masculinity
Let an agent explain masculinity as a cultural and scholarly concept, relay theories and research from gender studies, sociology and psychology with attribution, describe the concepts the registry aliases name, and distinguish masculinity from maleness as biological sex, from manhood as a status and from masculinism as a political stance, presenting debates neutrally.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain masculinity as a cultural and scholarly concept, relay theories and research from gender studies, sociology and psychology with attribution, describe the concepts the registry aliases name, and distinguish masculinity from maleness as biological sex, from manhood as a status and from masculinism as a political stance, presenting debates neutrally.
The set of attributes, behaviours and roles associated with men and boys in a given culture, studied in sociology, psychology and gender studies through concepts such as hegemonic masculinity, the culturally dominant form theorised by Raewyn Connell, precarious manhood, the idea that manhood is seen as earned and easily lost, female masculinity as theorised by Jack Halberstam, historical forms such as Victorian masculinity, petromasculinity linking fossil fuel politics and gender identity as proposed by Cara Daggett, and masculinisation as a biological or social process; the field includes contested debates about men, gender and society.
What it is for: Not applicable; a gender concept.
It can be explain the concept; relay theories with attribution; describe named concepts; distinguish related concepts.
Distinguishing features
Culturally defined
Plural forms
Theorised concepts
Contested debates
What it looks like
Not a visible object; a set of cultural attributes.
Physical character
hegemonic masculinity: Connell, 1980s note
precarious manhood: Vandello and Bosson, 2008 note
female masculinity: Halberstam, 1998 note
petromasculinity: Daggett, 2018 note
How it is recognised
Attributes and roles associated with men
Hegemonic masculinity, precarious manhood, female masculinity, Victorian masculinity, petromasculinity, masculinisation
Maleness is biological; manhood is a social status; masculinism is a political position
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is theorised by - as hegemonic masculinity
is contrasted with - the counterpart concept
is studied by - and gender studies
In practice
Families and kinds
hegemonic and subordinated masculinities
historical masculinities such as Victorian
female masculinity and transmasculinity
precarious manhood as a psychological pattern
petromasculinity and political masculinities
masculinisation as process
Standards and regulation
No regulation
Failure modes and hazards
Presenting contested theories as settled
Partisan framing of gender debates
Registry aliases mixing theory and biology
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.masculinity
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What masculinity is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is masculinity, and how does it differ from maleness, manhood and masculinism? definition
- Is the question about the concept, a theory, history, biology or a political debate? boundary
Concepts
Named concepts.
Concepts
Concepts.
- What are hegemonic masculinity, precarious manhood, female masculinity, Victorian masculinity, petromasculinity and masculinisation, with authors attributed? definition
- Which entry fits the specific concept? action
Theory Theory and research.
Attribution.
Sociology
Sociology.
Sociology
Sociology.
- What do Connell and other sociologists argue about masculinities, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Psychology
Psychology.
Psychology
Psychology.
- What does research on precarious manhood and gender role stress find, with findings attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
History History and culture.
Attribution.
History
History.
History
History.
- How have ideals of masculinity changed, as in the Victorian era, as historians describe? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of gender? action
Culture
Culture and media.
Culture
Culture.
- How is masculinity represented in media and culture? provenance
- Which entry fits gender representation? action
Context Debates and health.
Context.
Debates
Debates.
Debates
Debates.
- What debates exist about masculinity, politics and social change, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
Health
Health.
Health
Health.
- How does masculinity relate to men s health behaviours, as public health research describes? provenance
- Which entry fits men s health? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should hegemonic masculinity and precarious manhood be separate primary entries?
- How should gender studies sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming theories and a biological process; should they be split off?