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masculinities

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Different notions of what it means to be a man, including patterns of conduct linked to men’s place in a given set of gender roles and relations.

Additional notes and information

Sources

(1) European Union (2005), Glossary of Gender and Development Terms, in Toolkit on Mainstreaming Gender Equality in EC Development Cooperation (Chapter 1, section 3).

 (2) United Nations (2013). Ending Violence against Women and Girls: Programming Essentials.

 

Relations

Related term:
gender, gender identity, gender socialisation, men’s studies
Broader term:
gender socialisation
Narrower term:
caring masculinity, hegemonic masculinity
URI: 
https://eige.europa.eu/taxonomy/term/1285
Filed under: 
Social affairs
Gender norms
Sex, gender and sexuality
Sex and Gender

 

The concepts and definitions found in this glossary were published in 2016, and some may be out-of-date. EIGE is currently looking into which terms may need to be updated in the future.