The makings of a man

Social generational masculinities in Bangladesh

Bibliographic Data

ID3656103
AuthorsMd Kamrul Hasan (0000-0003-2353-4673, UNSW Sydney, corresponding author), Peter Aggleton (0000-0001-5966-4969, UNSW Sydney), A Persson (0000-0002-1173-4697, UNSW Sydney)
Year2018
Volume27
Issue3
Pages347-361
Publication date2018-04-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Gender Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0958-9236 • E-ISSN: 1465-3869
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09589236.2017.1388773
OpenAlexW2766885379
LanguageEN
Citations received17
References cited47

The emergence of specific forms of masculinity is bounded by space and time. While attention has been given to the contexts within which forms of masculinity develop, rather less is known about men’s enactment of masculinity from a social generational perspective. To address this gap, insights from Mannheim’s work on social generations, and Connell’s notions of masculinity are drawn upon to advance understanding of social generational masculinities in modern-day Bangladesh. A multi-site cross-sectional study was conducted in three cities, using interviews to elicit narratives of masculinity from 34 men of three social generations: an older generation (aged 53–75 years and growing up in the 1950s and 1960s), a middle generation (aged 30–46 years and growing up in the 1980s), and a younger generation (aged 19–27 and growing up post-1995). Thematic analysis was used to identify key notions around what it meant to be a man. While all men subscribed to the view that ‘real’ men should be providers, they differed by social generation with respect to perspectives on work, religion and sexuality. Historical, economic and cultural changes across the generations have shaped these differences, highlighting the importance of a social generational perspective for understanding masculinities in Bangladesh

Human sexuality · Masculinity · Narrative · Qualitative research · Social science · Social space · Sociology · Thematic analysis · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · South Asian Cinema and Culture · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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