Messerschmidt 1993

Question 1

Builds on

Answer 1

Connell

Question 2

Gender is situationally accomplished through…

Answer 2

Interaction

Question 3

All men aspire to achieve…

Answer 3

‘Hegemonic masculinity’

Question 4

BUT

Class, race and sexuality = multiple social hierarchies in

Answer 4

Society

Question 5

BUT

Different men have varying degrees of …

Answer 5

Power

Question 6

BUT

Different positions within wider social..

Answer 6

Structures

Question 7

BUT

Not all men have the same opportunity structures to…

Answer 7

‘Achieve’ hegemonic masculinity via legitimate means - crime (violence) becomes a resource men can draw on to assert their dominance

Question 8

Critique

Concept of hegemonic masculinity = often used wrongly

Such as: (2)

Answer 8

Revert to list of characteristics/traits which signify the masculine

Taken as a CAUSE of criminality

Question 9

Critique

Masculinities = largely

Answer 9

Negative

Question 10

Critique

Diversity of criminal acts = masculine therefore has to explain …

Answer 10

A lot