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hegemonic masculinity

hegemonic masculinity noun: the practice that legitimizes men's dominant position of men in society and justifies the subordination of the common male population and women, and other marginalized ways of being a man.

Noun

hegemonic masculinity (countable and uncountable, plural hegemonic masculinities)

  1. The practice that legitimizes men's dominant position of men in society and justifies the subordination of the common male population and women, and other marginalized ways of being a man.

Forms of hegemonic masculinity

pluralhegemonic masculinities

Questions about hegemonic masculinity

What does hegemonic masculinity mean?
Hegemonic masculinity means the practice that legitimizes men's dominant position of men in society and justifies the subordination of the common male population and women, and other marginalized ways of being a man.
What part of speech is hegemonic masculinity?
Hegemonic masculinity is a noun.
What is the plural of hegemonic masculinity?
The plural of hegemonic masculinity is hegemonic masculinities.

Words near hegemonic masculinity in the dictionary

  1. Hegemans
  2. hegemon
  3. Hegemone
  4. hegemonial
  5. hegemonic
  6. hegemonic masculinity
  7. hegemonical
  8. hegemonically
  9. hegemonics
  10. hegemonies
  11. hegemonise

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