Manhood in Contradiction

The Two Faces of Straight Edge

Bibliographic Data

ID2387601
AuthorsRoss Haenfler (0000-0001-6138-814X, University of Colorado Boulder, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume7
Issue1
Pages77-99
Publication date2004-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMen and Masculinities (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1097-184X • E-ISSN: 1552-6828
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/1097184x03257522
OpenAlexW2100393040
LanguageEN
Citations received18
References cited21

This article examines the contradictory nature of the straight edge movement, a maledominated youth movement struggling to create a more progressive masculinity. By comparing straight edge to other men's movements, it is shown how the movement proposes a more progressive vision of manhood yet, in many ways, still reflects hegemonic constructions of masculinity. The article also discusses the multiple expressions of masculinity that emerge within a single men's movement, and it highlights the problems of reconstructing manhood in a masculine context. Finally, it is suggested that such work will aid an understanding of the barriers profeminist men's movements face in recreating masculinity

Aesthetics · Art · Contradiction · Epistemology · Hegemonic masculinity · Masculinity · Social science · Sociology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · History · Philosophy · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics

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