Men on the margins: Masculinities in disadvantaged areas in Limerick city

Patricia Kelleher, Pat O'Connor

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Abstract

Large numbers of men benefit materially, socially and politically from patriarchy, but the advantages described as the 'patriarchal dividend' are not spread equally among men.1 In other words, not all men are equally privileged. In this context, a key issue is how do men negotiate their identities as men within disadvantaged areas? This raises questions about the social and economic structures in which they live as well as about their cultural definitions of masculinities. Connell suggested that, 'Mascul inities are constructed, over time, in young people's encounters with a system of gender relations.'2 Thus gender 'is something people do' and it varies across time and place.3.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUnderstanding Limerick
Subtitle of host publicationSocial Exclusion and Change
EditorsNiamh Hourigan
PublisherCork University Press
Pages169-184
Number of pages15
ISBN (Print)9781859184578
Publication statusPublished - 2011

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