Full Length Research Paper
ABSTRACT
This research aims to gain a better understanding of a popular term in gender-talk, using a quantitative approach. It proposes a working definition of ‘new masculinities’ and explores some of its antecedents, paying special attention to the concept of emotional intelligence (EI). Given the lack of empirical research on the nature of ‘new masculinities’ and its components this study is based on a selection of proxy measures associated with its core characteristics, described in the literature. We proposed that adoption of egalitarian gender role attitudes, low levels of sexism, low conformity to traditional masculine norms and a tendency toward androgyny, may represent the concept effectively. In search of potential correlates of new masculinity we hypothesized that EI will positively associate with measures of new masculinities even after controlling for background variables known to interact with gender role attitudes (e.g.: age and education). Two hundred and fifteen men sampled from educational and work settings in northern Israel filled out measures of the above- detailed variables. Structural equation modeling analysis demonstrated that: a) The proxy measures converged on a single factor, suggesting they represent a single essence we call ‘new masculinities’ and (b) EI associated with the latent factor representing ‘new masculinities’, as did age. The potential implications of our findings are discussed.
Key words: maculinitiy, new masculinity, inclusive masculinities, emotional intelligence.
INTRODUCTION
METHODS
RESULTS
DISCUSSION
CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
REFERENCES
Adams A (2011). Josh wears pink cleats: Inclusive masculinity on the soccer field. J. Homosexual. 58(5): 579-596. |
|
Anderson E (2005). Orthodox and inclusive masculinity: Competing masculinities among heterosexual men in a feminized terrain. Socio. Perspect. 48(3):337-355. |
|
Anderson E (2008). Inclusive masculinity in fraternal settings. Men Masc. 10:604-620. |
|
Anderson E (2009). Inclusive Masculinity: The changing nature of masculinities, London, UK: Routledge. |
|
Anderson E (2012). Shifting Masculinities in AngloAmerican Countries. MSC-Masc. Soc. Change 1(1):40-60. |
|
Anderson E, McGuire R (2010). Inclusive masculinity theory and the gendered politics of men's rugby. J. Gender Stud. 19:249-261. |
|
Barrett LF, Lane RD, Sechrest L, Schwartz GE (2000). Sex differences in emotional awareness. Perspect. Soc. Psych. Bull. 26(9):1027-1035. |
|
Beal Carol R (1994). Boys and girls: The development of gender roles. New York: McGraw-Hill. |
|
Bem S (1974). A measure of androgyny and gender role. J. Consult. Clin. Psychol. 42(2):155. |
|
Brett M, Gnoth J (2005). Is the Marlboro man the only alternative?. Market. Lett. 20:353-367. |
|
Burns A (2011). Tell me about your new man: reconstructing masculinity in contemporary chicks texts. Network. Knowl. 4:1-34. |
|
Chua P, Fujino DC (2007). Negotiating New Asian-American Masculinities: Attitudes and Gender Expectations. The J. Men's Stud. 7:391-413. |
|
Coad D (2008). The Metrosexual: gender, sexuality and sport. Albany, NY: SUNY press. |
|
Connell RW (2005). Masculinities, 2nd edition. Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press. |
|
Connell RW, Messerschmidt JW (2005). Hegemonic masculinity rethinking the concept. Gender Society 19(6):829-859. |
|
Cortese DK, Ling PM (2011). Enticing the new lad: masculinity as a product of consumption in tobacco industry developed lifestyle magazines. Men Masculin. 10:604-620. |
|
Eagly AH (1987). Sex Differences in Social Behavior: A Social-role interpretation. New Jersey: Laurence Earlbaum. |
|
Etienne M (2013). The new masculinity: AskMen's great male survey. Available at: http://www.askmen.com/entertainment/austin_500/510_the-new-masculinity.html . |
|
Fanning P, McKay M (1993). Being a man: A guide to the new masculinity. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger publications |
|
Feltey KM, Poloma MM (1991). From sex differences to gender role beliefs: Exploring effects on six dimensions of religiosity. Sex Roles 25(3-4):181-193. |
|
Gee S (2013). Bending the codes of masculinity: David Backham and flexible masculinity in the new millennium. Sport in Soc.DOI: 10.1080/17430437.2013.806034. |
|
Glick P, Fiske ST (1996). The ambivalent sexism inventory: Differentiating hostile and benevolent sexism. J. Pers. Soc. Psych. 70(3):491. |
|
Gough B (2006). Try to be healthy, but don't forgo your masculinity: Deconstructing men's health discourse in the media. Soc. Sci. Med. 63(9):2476-2488. |
|
Guastello DD, Guastello SJ (2003). Androgyny gender role and emotional intelligence among college students and their parents. Sex Roles 49(11-12):663-673. |
|
Hekma G (2005). New histories of masculinity. Eur.History Quart 35:327-335. |
|
Hofstede G .(2001). Cultures' consequences, 2nd edition.New York: Sage. P 297. |
|
Holt CL, Ellis JB (1998). Assessing the current validity of the Bem sex role inventory. Sex Roles 39(11-12):929-941. |
|
Hy LX, Loevinger J (2014). Measuring ego development. NY: Psychology Press. |
|
Johansson T, Klinth R (2008). Caring fathers: the ideology of gender equality and masculine positions. Men Masculin. 11:42-62. |
|
Kegan-Gardiner J .(2002). Masculinity studies and feminist theory: New directions. New York: Columbia University Press. |
|
Leaman A, Bordass B (2004). Flexibility and adaptability. Designing Better Buildings: Quality and Value in the Built Environment, 145. |
|
Levant RF, Pollack WS (2008). A new psychology of men. Basic Books. |
|
Marchetti G (2012). Flexible Masculinities and the RUSH HOUR Franchise: The Asian Body, the American Male, and Global Hollywood. In Timothy Shary (Ed.), Millennial Masculinity: Men in Contemporary American Cinema. Wayne State University Press. pp. 288-312. |
|
Martin J, Govender K (2013). Indenturing the Body: Traditional Masculine Role Norms, Body Image Discrepancy, and Muscularity in a Sample of South African Indian Boys. Cult. Soc. and Masc., 5(1), 21-45. |
|
Mayer JD, Caruso D, Salovey P (1999). Emotional intelligence meets traditional standards for intelligence. Intelligence,13:119-133. |
|
Mayer JD, Roberts RD, Barsade SG (2008). Human abilities: Emotional intelligence. Annu. Rev. Psychol. 59:507-536. |
|
Mayring P (2004). Qualitative content analysis. In: Flick U, von Kardoff E, Steinke I. (eds). A companion to qualitative research, London, UK: Sage, p266-269. |
|
Messerschmidt JW (2012). Engendering gendered knowledge. Men & Masculinities, 15:56-76. |
|
Pompper D (2010). Masculinities, the metrosexual, and media images: Across dimensions of age and ethnicity. Sex Roles, 63(9-10):682-696. |
|
Roberts S (2013). Boys will be boys… won't they? Change and continuities in contemporary young working-class masculinities. Soc. 47(4):671-686. |
|
Reis B, Grossmark R (2009). Heterosexual masculinities: Contemporary perspectives from psychoanalytic gender theory. Routledge. |
|
Rosen RC, Fisher WA, Eardley I, Niederberger C, Nadel A, Sand M (2004). The multinational men's attitudes to life events and sexuality, I. Curr. Med. Res. Opin. 20: 607-617. |
|
Ruspini E (2011). And yet Something is on the Move: Education for New Forms of Masculinity and Paternity in Italy. In Men and Masculinities Around the World. Transforming Men's Practices. New York : Palgrave MacMillan. pp. 160-169. |
|
Scher M, Canon H, Stevens M A. (1988). New perspectives on masculinity in the college environment.New Direc. for Student Serv. 42:19-35. |
|
Schröder-Abé M, Schütz A (2011). Walking in each other's shoes: Perspective taking mediates effects of emotional intelligence on relationship quality. Eur. J. Persp. 25:155-169. |
|
Schutte NS, Malouff JM, Hall LE, Haggerty DJ, Cooper J T, Golden CJ (1998). Development and validation of a measure of emotional intelligence. Pers. Individ. Diff. 25:167-177. |
|
Schutte NS, John MM, Maureen S, Jamie M, Sharon H (2002). Characteristic emotional intelligence and emotional well-being. Cogn. Emot.16:769-785. |
|
Solari C (2006). Professionals and Saints: how immigrant care-workers negotiate gender identities at work. Gender Soc. 20:301-331. |
|
Spence JT, Helmreich RL (1978). Masculinity and femininity: Their psychological dimensions, correlates, and antecedents. Austin, TX: University of Texas Press. |
|
Sunbuloglu NY (2014). An alternative repertoire of imageries of masculinities beyond the heteronormative paradigm. Gen. Educ. 26:7:816-817. |
|
Swain J (2006). Reflecting on patterns of masculinity in school settings. Men Masculin. 8:331-349. |
|
Ullman JB, Bentler PM (2013). Structural Equation modeling (ch.23). In: Weiner, I.B. (editor) Handbook of Psychology, 2nd edition. New-York: Wiley and sons. pp. 661-690. |
|
Warin J (2013). Inclusive Masculinities: The changing nature of masculinities. Gender Educ. 25:3,373-374. |
|
West C, Zimmerman DH (1987). Doing Gender. Gend. Soc.1:125-151. |
|
Westenberg PM, Blasi A, Cohn LD (2013). Personality development: Theoretical, empirical, and clinical investigations of Loevinger's conception of ego development. Psychology Press. |
|
Whitehead S (2008).Metrosexuality!. Pub. Pol. Res. Feb. pp. 234-239. |
|
Zysberg L, Tell E (2013). Emotional Intelligence, Perceived Control, and Eating Disorders. SAGE Open 3(3):2158244013500285. |
Copyright © 2024 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article.
This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License 4.0