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Masculinity and Male Beauty: Changing Perception among the Male Students of University of Dhaka - Couverture souple

Mohammad Sowad, Abu Saleh

 
9783843387897: Masculinity and Male Beauty: Changing Perception among the Male Students of University of Dhaka
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3843387893 ISBN 13 : 9783843387897
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

Muscular and strong male body has always been used to promulgate masculinity, and for being a real ?man' there was no other option. This idealized male figure was proliferated mainly for spreading the notion of male superiority in relation to power and to give a strong base to the social construction of masculinity. This paper focuses to disclose the perception about the construction of masculinity regarding male beauty among the male students of university of Dhaka. It is an attempt to unveil young men's perspectives regarding masculinity and beauty. Beauty is always seen as a feminine trait in our society. From history we can see men are always seen as the ambassador of roughness in the society, but in recent time the emergence of fashion-conscious men can be seen, who are slowly occupying a handsome position in the society. This paper endeavors to bring out, how this changing trend of male beauty is perceived among the male students of University of Dhaka. What could be the ideologies of these men who are being involved with it and is their perception about construction of masculinity is shifting from the so called idealized masculinity? This paper tries to find out the answers.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Muscular and strong male body has always been used to promulgate masculinity, and for being a real ?man' there was no other option. This idealized male figure was proliferated mainly for spreading the notion of male superiority in relation to power and to give a strong base to the social construction of masculinity. This paper focuses to disclose the perception about the construction of masculinity regarding male beauty among the male students of university of Dhaka. It is an attempt to unveil young men's perspectives regarding masculinity and beauty. Beauty is always seen as a feminine trait in our society. From history we can see men are always seen as the ambassador of roughness in the society, but in recent time the emergence of fashion-conscious men can be seen, who are slowly occupying a handsome position in the society. This paper endeavors to bring out, how this changing trend of male beauty is perceived among the male students of University of Dhaka. What could be the ideologies of these men who are being involved with it and is their perception about construction of masculinity is shifting from the so called idealized masculinity? This paper tries to find out the answers.

Biographie de l'auteur

Abu Saleh Mohammad Sowad, Post-graduate student at Department of Women and Gender Studies, University of Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3843387893
ISBN 13 
9783843387897
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
80
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