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Astrid Berner-Rodoreda1, Alain Vandormael1, Kate Bärnighausen2
1Heidelberg Institute of Global Health, Heidelberg University, Heidelberg, Germany.
Abstract:
Since the 1980s studies on men have frequently utilized Connell's framework of hegemonic masculinities. We critically appraise this framework in the context of a population-based HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis study in Eswatini. Our findings highlight that men confidently show variation in their behavior and choices, which manifest across different men and within the same men acting in particular situations and over the life course. This led us to interrogate the hegemonic masculinities framework on the following grounds: Men's choices and behavior do not seem to fit the model of aspiring to a hegemonic ideal; the delineation of masculine traits as hegemonic or subordinate remain vague in terms of "responsibility," "fidelity," and "consideration for others"; the binary gender concept underpinning hegemonic masculinities seems outdated. Building on the work of Hirsch and Kachtan, we propose cultural repertoires as an alternative framework which also bridges the gender divide.
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