Hybrid Masculinities: New Directions in the Sociology of Men and Masculinities
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...Another critique relates to the prevalence of homophobic language, particularly around phrases like ‘that’s so gay’ (Bridges & Pascoe, 2014)....
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...In response, Connell and Messerschmidt (2005) argued that a hegemonic form of masculinity survives through ‘incorporation of such [marginalized] masculinities into a functioning gender order rather than by active oppression in the form of discredit or violence’ (p....
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...A related critique is that IMT does not contribute to understanding how patriarchy is reproduced (Bridges & Pascoe, 2014; o’neill, 2015)....
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...However, we find it problematic because the change it recognizes is still deemed to be merely ‘stylistic’ (Bridges & Pascoe, 2014, p. 256) and that the recent changes in masculinities ‘not only reproduce contemporary systems of gendered, raced, and sexual inequalities but also obscure this process…...
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...As Bridges and Pascoe (2014) state, ‘hybrid masculinities work in ways that not only reproduce contemporary systems of gendered, race, and sexual inequalities but obscure this process as it is happening to correspond with masculine ideals’ (p. 247)....
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...Hybrid masculinity symbolizes ‘the selective incorporation of elements of identity typically associated with various marginalized and subordinated masculinities and-at times-femininities into privileged men’s gender performances and identities’ (Bridges & Pascoe, 2014, p. 246)....
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...Hybrid masculinity extends Connell’s (1987, 1995) theory of hegemonic masculinity to explain gender hierarchy and gender inequality (Anderson, 2009; Bridges, 2013; Bridges & Pascoe, 2014; Cottingham, 2014, 2015; Demetriou, 2001; Messner, 1993, 2007; Messerschmidt, 2000, 2012; Sumpter, 2015)....
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...Thus, they argue that hybrid masculine forms have not significantly affected the meanings of masculinity at regional or global levels.2 Significantly, while Connell and Messerschmidt (2005) are critical of the © 2014 John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Sociology Compass 8/3 (2014): 246–258, 10.1111/soc4....
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...Demetriou (2001); Connell and Messerschmidt (2005); Messner (2007); Arxer (2011); Messerschmidt (2010), and Bridges (forthcoming) all explicitly use the term....
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...While not necessarily challenging the notion that hybrid masculinities exist, Connell and Messerschmidt (2005) – in their analysis of “hegemonic masculinity” – question the extent of hybrid masculine practices, their meaning, and influence....
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...Anderson’s (2009) theory of “inclusive masculinity” argues that these new configurations of identity and practice are best understood as resistance to gender and sexual inequality, while Connell and Messerschmidt (2005) argue that these challenges to hegemonic masculinity have not been significant....
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...(i) Some are skeptical of whether hybrid masculinities represent anything beyond local variation (e.g., Connell and Messerschmidt 2005)....
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...…(2006) research on young White hip-hop music fans documents these men justifying their interest in and identification with hip-hop utilizing “color-blind” discourses (e.g., Bonilla-Silva 2001) that enable them to conceal race (and racial inequality) as a significant element of this cultural form....
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