Rhetoric of Masculinity

Male Body Image, Media, and Gender Role Stress/Conflict

Donnalyn Pompper

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Year: 2022
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781978756786
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Rhetoric
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

Rhetoric of Masculinity: Male Body Image, Media, and Gender Role Stress/Conflict lends depth and global nuance to discourse associated with the masculinity concept as it brings to bear on males' self-image, role in society, media representations of them, and the gender role stress/conflict experienced when they fail to measure up to social standards associated with what it means to be manly. Even though the concept of masculine gender role stress/conflict has received substantial scholarly attention in psychology, social learning effects of masculinity as it plays out in media warrant further study given that representations offer audiences restrictive male gender roles that may contribute to toxic masculinity. Men and boys are taught to be self-sufficient, to act tough, to be muscular, heterosexual, and to use aggression to resolve conflicts. Such contexts provide restrictive images that can result in self harm and an inflexible social milieu. Scholars and students of communication, rhetoric, and gender studies will find this book particularly interesting.

Table of contents

• Acknowledgments
• Introduction Male GRC/S as Viewed through Psychology and Communication Lenses
• Unit I MASCULINITIES IN NATURE OR NURTURE
• Chapter One Taking the Natural Red Pill Conflicting Gender Roles through Nature and Antiquity in the Manosphere
• Chapter Two Case Studies of Male Rhetorical Mediation of Sexual Violence and Gender Role Stress/Conflict in the #MeToo Era
• Chapter Three When Nothing Changes into Something Gender Role Stress/Conflict Among Asexual Viewers of BoJack Horseman
• Chapter Four Pulling Back the Curtain on Advertisers’ Perceptions of Male Images in U. S. Ads
• Chapter Five Dirty Work Masculinity and Coping Strategies among Garbage Collectors
• Unit II MASCULINITY & SOCIAL IDENTITY INTERSECTIONALITIES
• Chapter Six Exploring Masculinities in Ancient and Up-and-Coming Sports in South East Asia
• Chapter Seven Masculinity, Identity, and Disabled Veterans How British Audiences Respond to Representations of Military Veterans on Prime-Time BBC Programmes
• Chapter Eight Nawaz Sharif The Rise and Fall of a Pakistani Sher (Big Cat)
• Chapter Nine The Machismo Conflict of Bad Bunny’s Yo Perreo Sola in Reggaetón
• Unit III MASCULINITIES & EMOTIONALITY
• Chapter Ten “Bitch-Ass Pussy!” Perceptions of Abused Men Predicted by Media, Educational, and Experiential Topic Exposure
• Chapter Eleven It’s Not Unusual, or Is It?Tom Jones’ Unique Blend of Heteromasculine Emotionality
• Chapter Twelve Retire Like a Man Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck, and Competing Masculinities
• Chapter Thirteen A Critical Exploration of Pandemic Protection as a Threat to Masculinity Facemask Usage and Male Gender
• Chapter Fourteen New Media Masculinities How YouTube Influencers Incubate Masculine Ideologies and Mentor Males Through Gender Role Conflict/Stress
• Chapter Fifteen Conclusion Agency for All, Where It Counts
• Index
• About the Contributors