White Masculinity in Contemporary Australia

The Good Ol' Aussie Bloke
1. Auflage 2021
ISBN: 978-0-367-72699-7
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 240 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 371 g

Reihe: Routledge Research in Gender and Society

Spanning the disciplines of sociology, history, media and cultural studies, and popular culture, this book offers a historical exploration of Australian masculine tropes and an examination of contemporary representations of masculinity in the media. With attention to a range of thematic issues, including race, gender, sexuality, mythmaking, media representation, class, and nationality, it draws on new qualitative research and interview material to investigate the ways in which everyday Australian men take up or reject such ideas. White Masculinity in Contemporary Australia thus explores the contradictory resistance to and adoration of ideals of masculinity, forms of Othering used to differentiate the practice of "good" masculinity from that of "bad" masculinity, the relationship between heterosexuality, masculinity and Australian sporting culture as central to ideals of masculinity, and the existence of differing pressures to be masculine. As such it will appeal to scholars across the social sciences with interests in gender and sexuality, Australian studies, and contemporary popular culture.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Waling, Andrea

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction 1. Swagmen, Surfers, and ANZACS: Uncovering the "Aussie" Male Trope 2. Consumerism and the Revival of the Aussie Bloke 3. Masculinity in Australian Popular Television 4. Defining "Masculinity" 5. Fathers, Footy, and WAGs 6. Devolution of the Australian Male Trope 7. Affirmation and Rejection of Masculinity Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Andrea Waling (PhD) is a research fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University, Australia. Her research interests include qualitative research, masculinity studies, sexualisation, LGBTIQ+ health and well-being, and studies in gender and sexuality. Further details of her research, projects, and publications can be found at andreawaling.wixsite.com/home.