This series examines hegemonic masculinities within South African racial and cultural groups. See black hegemonic masculinities. Afrikaans traditional hegemonic masculinity has a particularly checkered history due to its pillar concepts […]
Men’s rights activists view society as being inherently “sexist” towards men (1). They believe that men face discrimination from the government, the media, the justice system, and women. They seek […]
South Africa is a diverse nation with many cultures, and within these cultures there are constructed norms of how men and women should behave. This post briefly examines black hegemonic […]
According to the Pew Research Center (2017) the overwhelming majority of Western Europeans support same-sex marriage, even though these positions conflict with those of the Roman Catholic Church and some […]
Mainstreaming of Pornography & Male Views The internet has resulted in the “mainstreaming” of pornography and it now seems more acceptable than ever before to view such content (Cook, 2006). […]
There are several variants of masculinities present within a society, one of which is toxic masculinity (hereafter referred to as TM). Masculinity denotes constructed norms ascribed to the way men […]
What is Masculinity? Daniela Gennrich explains that ‘masculinity’ refers to what it means to be a man as defined by specific socio-cultural contexts (Gennrich, 2013). Several socio-cultural norms influence how […]
It is true that over time many women had begun to note their inferiority both within the church and in other spheres justified by church teachings (1). Thus Christian feminism […]
