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CSS Sociology QUESTION #1670
Question 1
The theoretical concept of 'hegemonic masculinity,' which examines how a dominant form of masculinity is culturally exalted and reproduced within a hierarchy of masculinities to sustain patriarchal social arrangements, was most centrally developed to address which sociological problem?
  • Explaining how capitalist ideology maintains class hegemony through gender norms
  • Analyzing how gender inequality is reproduced through the privileging of certain forms of masculinity over others and over femininities
  • Studying the internal power dynamics and subordination relationships among competing configurations of masculinity✔️
  • Critiquing the functionalist assumption that gender roles are biologically determined and socially functional
Correct Answer Explanation
Hegemonic masculinity, developed primarily by R.W. Connell (building on Gramsci's concept of hegemony), describes the culturally dominant form of masculinity that legitimizes men's dominance over women and over subordinated masculinities. It is a relational concept focused on the structural reproduction of gender hierarchy through the valorization of particular masculine ideals.