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Reconstructing violent rural masculinities : responding to fractures in the rural gender order in Australia

Pease, Bob 2010, Reconstructing violent rural masculinities : responding to fractures in the rural gender order in Australia, Culture, society & masculinity, vol. 2, no. 2, Fall, pp. 154-164.

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Title Reconstructing violent rural masculinities : responding to fractures in the rural gender order in Australia
Author(s) Pease, Bob
Journal name Culture, society & masculinity
Volume number 2
Issue number 2
Season Fall
Start page 154
End page 164
Total pages 11
Publisher Men's Studies Press
Place of publication Harriman, Tenn.
Publication date 2010
ISSN 1941-5583
1941-5591
Keyword(s) rural masculinities
rural restructuring
Summary Men's violence against women is higher in rural communities compared to urban areas and many writers have identified the increased vulnerability of women in rural areas when addressing men's violence. This article will explore the implications of the emerging scholarship on rural masculinities for understanding how rurality invokes different modes of masculinity associated with men's violence in the context of rural restructuring. While the socio-cultural aspects of rural areas generate stronger enforcement of gender roles that perpetuate gender inequality, rural restructuring challenges dominant forms of masculinity, and this has contradictory consequences for reconstructing masculinities. Consequently, while many rural men are endeavouring to preserve traditional masculinity in the face of the rural crisis, other men are exploring alternative masculinities that are incompatible with men's violence against women.
Language eng
Field of Research 160804 Rural Sociology
Socio Economic Objective 940402 Crime Prevention
HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal
Copyright notice ©2010, The Men's Studies Press
Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30032572

Document type: Journal Article
Collection: School of Health and Social Development
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