HEGEMONIC MASCULINITY

By: R. W. Connell 

Hegemonic masculinity has obviously influenced the way people and the society think of men, gender, and the social hierarchy. The hegemonic masculinity was first used as a framework to understand and study men and masculinity, until it became a subject on debates and applied to anti-violence works and revolts. Hegemonic masculinity also attracted serious criticism from sociology, psychology, etc. Even now with the use of internet, there has already been a public postings and discussions on masculinity. 

From Connell's perspective, the concept of masculinity is said to rest logically on a dichotomization of sex vs gender. (Refer from the blog post earlier, difference between sex and gender is discussed). It can be analyzed from the statement of Connell that masculinity represents not a certain type of man but, rather, a way that man position himself through different practices. Connell also said that there is a dualistic representation of masculities: External hegemony refers to institutionalization of men's dominance over women; internal hegemony refers to the social ascendancy of one group of men over all other men/society. It can be analyzed that Connell connected hegemonic masculinity as external hegemony.

It can be synthesized that Connell pointed out hegemonic masculinity changes over time. It changes on how the society see a certain man. If one day they would see men like Tom Cruise, then the society will adopt Tom Cruises' concept of masculinity. This will then have effects inside a family, a relationship, and within the whole society. 

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