The gender straightjacket: a qualitative investigation of a group of South African adolescent males' cognitive schemata for masculinity and gender roles

The gender straightjacket: a qualitative investigation of a group of South African adolescent males' cognitive schemata for masculinity and gender roles

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A surge of "masculinity in crisis" discourse suggests that men are primarily responsible for lawlessness, social mayhem, violence and other forms of psycho- and socio-pathology. This crisis is attributed, in part, to hegemonic models of masculinity which restrict men to certain modes of be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bantjes, Jason Robert
Other Authors: Kruger, P.
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: 2009
Subjects:
Sexual orientation
Father-son relationships
Sport and exercise
Male body
Initiation
Emotional expression
Gendered work
Interpersonal relationships
Gender discrimination
Gender differences
Beliefs
Cognitive schemata
Adolescent males
Gender roles
Hegemonic masculinity
Crisis in masculinity
305.24210968
Masculinity > South Africa
Sex differences
Interpersonal relations > South Africa
Adolescence > South Africa
Sex discrimination > South Africa
Gender identity > South Africa
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2100

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http://hdl.handle.net/10500/2100

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