The Cultural Politics of Masculinity: Towards a Social Geography

Peter Jackson

DOI:10.2307/622614

Corpus ID: 147461986

The Cultural Politics of Masculinity: Towards a Social Geography

@article{Jackson1991TheCP,
  title={The Cultural Politics of Masculinity: Towards a Social Geography},
  author={Peter Jackson},
  journal={Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers},
  year={1991},
  volume={16},
  pages={199}
}

Peter Jackson

Published 1991

Sociology

Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers

Drawing on the concept of cultural politics, this paper explores the cultural construction of gender identities among men and women, emphasizing their historical and geographical specificity. It examines the extent to which patriarchal gender relations lead to the oppression of some (gay and heterosexual) men as well as being inherently exploitative of women. Notwithstanding the powerful fit between 'dominant' (or hegemonic) masculinity and 'compliant' (subordinate) femininity, the paper… CONTINUE READING

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