“I Don’T Need A Shotgun, Just A Look”: Representing Manhood In Secular And Religious Magazines

Keywords

manhood; media; patriarchy; religion; sociology

Abstract

In this article, we examine gender representations in secular and religious media. Based on comparative content analysis of six secular and religious magazines, we analyze how both types of media represented manhood in ways that facilitate the elevation of men at the expense of women. Specifically, we demonstrate how religious and secular magazines represented fatherly and spousal manhood by emphasizing inherent gender differences, male leadership, protection and control, and reasons to excuse men for failing to live up to familial and marital expectations. In conclusion, we draw out implications for understanding the importance of comparative analyses of secular and religious media, the insights that such analyses provide for the study of contemporary secular and religious dynamics, and the reproduction of gender inequalities.

Publication Date

12-1-2015

Publication Title

Men and Masculinities

Volume

18

Issue

5

Number of Pages

581-604

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1177/1097184X14564009

Socpus ID

84947226426 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84947226426

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