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Reconstructing violent rural masculinities : responding to fractures in the rural gender order in Australia
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.
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Culture, society & masculinityVolume
2Issue
2Season
FallPagination
154 - 164Publisher
Men's Studies PressLocation
Harriman, Tenn.ISSN
1941-5583eISSN
1941-5591Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2010, The Men's Studies PressUsage metrics
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