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Father's involvement in child care and nurture is considered to be one of the ways to erode cultural and social inequalities between genders. This paper aims to answer the question whether in families where fathers contribute to child nurture in the early phases of a child's life gender inequalities are eroded or whether the given status quo is merely modified. The text builds on a qualitative study conducted in 2006 through semi-structured interviews. Their goal was to capture in what ways parents construct their parenting and non-parenting roles, how they form and perceive their parenting and gender identity. In analysing the issue, the text is not limited to this study and builds on findings from other research and studies related to this issue.
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This paper offers a critical analysis of current conceptualizations of masculinity crisis. Particular attention is being paid to the inconsistencies in academic field, suggesting a classification of the major theoretical approaches to crisis of masculinity. They are: (1) historical approach, according to which crisis of masculinity is a product of social changes during the 19–20th centuries; (2) essentialist approach, which stresses that crisis of masculinity existed at all times as an integral part of hegemonic masculinity; and (3) critical approach, which claims that crisis of masculinity is a result of moral panic and is a discoursive product that has nothing to do with reality. In the paper, is also is suggested a differentiation between the terms “crisis of masculinity” and “men in crisis”. Hence, the author analyzes the relation of mentioned above approaches to these concepts.
Communication Today
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2017
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vol. 8
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issue 2
112-133
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Television advertisements are one of the most important areas in which gender roles that are considered ‘suitable’ for women and men provide a continuation of gender relations. In addition to problematic representations of women in television advertisements, it is possible to see gender roles of men, whose characters are reflected in a way that reinforces gender relations. Considering the current scholarly opinions on this matter, we describe the dominant role of men by the concept of “hegemonic masculinity”. Conceptualisation of “hegemonic masculinity” represents the dominance of men within gender relations over both women and ‘other’ men. From this point of view, the study aims to reveal opinions of males about hegemonic masculinity representations included in advertisements and their views on the reality of this problematic representation. In this context, first of all we reflect on Connell’s conceptualisation of “hegemonic masculinity” and thus we refer to the forms of representation of hegemonic masculinity roles used in television advertisements. After that, we present results of in-depth interviews, conducted via semi-structured interview scheme with 20 men, regarding the roles of “hegemonic masculinity” in television advertisements. The research reveals the opinions of men who are from different educational backgrounds, of different ages and professions. Pointing out the results of the empirical study, we determine that male television viewers in Turkey are aware of the fact that men are featured in advertisements mostly through their bodies; the role of women is shown in terms of domestic relations. Men do not have to make decisions on domestic matters, women are preferred in relation to purchasing decisions, and roles of women are more effective in emotional relations. Moreover, the results suggest that in Turkish television advertisements, group relations between men are not based on hierarchy.
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