Question

Due to changes in the economy and the growing sector of service jobs, more men are having to adjust to a less defined traditional male gender role and take on a variety of gender role characteristics in the workplace and family setting. this variation in the male gender role is best explained by which concept?

Answer 1

This concept can be explained by multiple masculinities. Multiple masculinities is part of the hegemonic masculinity which is part of R.W. Connell’s gender order theory. This theory recognizes that there are multiple masculinities that vary across time, culture, and the individual.