The perpetuation of hegemonic male power and the loss of boyhood innocence
Case studies from the music industry
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12600597 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Martin Ashley (Edge Hill University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 59-76 |
| Publication date | 2010-08-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Youth Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1367-6261 • E-ISSN: 1469-9680 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13676261.2010.489603 |
| OpenAlex | W2051304338 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 30 |
It has been argued by R.W. Connell that gender equality requires the willing co-operation of men and boys. This study of youth masculinity and singing examines the process through which young people are socialised into the norms of the commercial music industry. It is argued that this industry, which is extremely influential on identities and attitudes, remains patriarchal in its power structures. This patriarchy both constrains and shapes the identities of boy performers and perpetuates the construction of females as ‘fodder’ for music that requires little cultural capital for its appreciation. The paper draws on case studies of boy performers aged between 11 and 14, together with survey work in schools of young people who were asked to listen to the commercial CD recordings made by the young performers. It concludes that, from an initial position of innocence, boy singers and their female fans become socialised into a complicit masculinity that unwittingly perpetuates patriarchal hegemony. Connell's aspiration for men and boy's participation in gender equality is rendered an unlikely hope by the power relationships discussed
Hegemonic masculinity · Hegemony · Innocence · Masculinity · Patriarchy · Political science · Power (physics · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Diverse Music Education Insights · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Music History and Culture · Psychology
Music, Gender, Education
Doing Qualitative Research Differently
The Child in Question
Taking a stand
Key Determinants of the Health and Well-Being of Men and Boys
Handbook of theory and research for the sociology of education
In Excess? Body Genres, “Bad” Music, and the Judgment of Audiences
The Spiritual, the Cultural and the Religious
How high should boys sing? Gender, authenticity and credibility in the young male voice
Stealing Innocence
The Forms of Capital
Young Masculinities
Folk Devils and Moral Panics
Research With Children
Popular Music and Youth Culture. Music, Identity and Place
Research with rawness
Naturalistic inquiry and the saturation concept
Masculine femininities/feminine masculinities
The “Missing Males” and Other Gender Issues in Music Education
Psychology and Phenomenology
Hegemonic Masculinity
Connell's concept of hegemonic masculinity
| Citations per year | 0.22 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2017 - 2020 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |