Masculinity

Connell Argued that there were a range of masculinities and that they are socially constructed, set of experiences on how men should behave

Hegemonic Masculinities associated with

• male supremacy (power & authority)
• heterosexuality
• aggression and "laddish" culture

a masculinity of new men, e.g. take up a new role in the family

• applicable to those whom the changing nature of the labour market over the last 40 years has meant they no longer assume there will be jobs for them after school
• sense of loss experienced by these young men
• MacDonald and Marsh (2005) supported this