Sökning: "Critical Studies of Men and Masculinities"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 10 uppsatser innehållade orden Critical Studies of Men and Masculinities.

  1. 1. Is Female Empowerment Hindering Gender Equality? : A Case Study of Uuguja Island of Zanzibar Tanzania

    Kandidat-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för samhällsstudier (SS)

    Författare :Emmy Ait Maalloum Ährlin; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Gender-based violence GBV ; Intimate Partner Violence IPV ; Women Empowermen; Critical Studies of Men and Masculinities CSMM ; Sustainable Development Goals SDGs ;

    Sammanfattning : The work for female empowerment is prominent on the Unguja island of Zanzibar. Governmental support and local and international organizations are investing in women to achieve gender equality. LÄS MER

  3. 2. "I have not achieved a feeling of being masculine.”  : An exploration of masculinities in the Swedish Armed Forces

    Kandidat-uppsats, Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Författare :Sofia Bjersér; [2021]
    Nyckelord :Militarized Masculinities; Critical Studies of Men and Masculinities; Swedish Armed Forces; Peacekeeping;

    Sammanfattning : Historically and presently most people employed in military forces worldwide are men. With a focus on peacekeeping and equality, the Swedish Armed Forces (SwAF) aim to recruit more women. But even as gender issues become a central focus of the SwAF, policy is mostly aimed towards women despite most employees being men. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Men, Machos and Masculinity – A Qualitative Study on how Bolivian Women’s Organizations Approach Gender and Masculinities

    Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Sociologi; Lunds universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Författare :Charlotte Pedersen; [2020]
    Nyckelord :feminism; indigeneity; masculinity norms; hegemonic masculinity; patriarchy; gender equality; machismo; decolonial feminism; new masculinities; Bolivia.; Social Sciences;

    Sammanfattning : This paper examines understandings of gender with an emphasis on masculinities among Bolivian feminist and women´s organizations. The specific aim has been to find out to what extent their understandings of gender include masculinities, and if so, what are their agendas and political positionings in relation to their work with men and boys. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Finding Fathers in Business : A Critical Discourse Analysis of Fatherhood Practices in the Swedish Business World

    Kandidat-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Europastudier

    Författare :Tora Åsling; [2020]
    Nyckelord :Paternity Leave; Gender; Masculinities; Transnational Business Masculinity; Critical Discourse Analysis; European Studies; Languages and Literatures;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis sheds light on a particular group of men in Swedish society: fathers working in business. According to R.W. Connell’s theory, these men hold significant power as businesses become increasingly globalised. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Not just a kvinnofråga A content analysis of Swedish press portrayals of men & #MeToo

    Master-uppsats, Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Författare :Elissa Shaw; [2019-08-07]
    Nyckelord :#MeToo; content analysis; media framing; masculinities; gender portrayal;

    Sammanfattning : With its sudden outbreak in October 2017, the anti-harassment movement #MeToo quickly created a vast, worldwide impact on social media, in the traditional press as well as in everyday lives. In Sweden especially, a country with a long history in fighting for gender equality, women in their thousands shared their stories of sexual harassment and came together both as individuals and as occupational groups to raise a collective voice. LÄS MER