Authors
- Markina Lyudmila V. Doctor of Philology, docent
Annotation
The article considers the ideas of normative, hegemonic masculinity in Russian traditional and modern anti-theological parodies. The study proves relevant due to the need to study changes in social gender relations caused by economic, social, and cultural shifts in the country, in particular transformational processes in objectifying masculinity, the effect of which is traumatic for Russian men. The study aims to identify and describe the views on masculinity as represented in traditional and modern parodies incorporated into social and cultural context. The article aims to identify changes in the basic features of hegemonic masculinity, determined by modern realities, and the reaction to them in the Russian society. The empirical materials were traditional and modern parodies extracted from dictionaries of proverbs and anti-proverbs, as well as Internet sources. Research methods: descriptive and comparative analyses, cultural analysis. Results. The article identifies and describes the features of masculinity relevant for Russians and represented in traditional and modern parodies. The research substantiates the semantic content of views on masculinity as a topical phenomenon that causes heated discussions in modern Russian society. There is evidence that such nuclear signs of masculinity as imperiousness (dominance) and concomitant aggressiveness, the right to violence, opposition to a woman and everything feminine as flawed, deviant are deeply implanted into the public consciousness,
which is confirmed by adherence to these features in public practice and their immutability. The article shows the change in today’s way to understand the positions of the head of the family and the breadwinner, which have undergone rethinking and «blurring» with a change in historical circumstances. Conclusions. The findings emphasize the currently prevailing conservatism in views on traditional masculinity of both male and female domestic audiences, including the youngsters, even though the latter seem to have a greater mobility of ideas concerning masculinity. The results obtained also highlight the ethno-specific gender nuances of gender relations in the Russian society and, to a certain extent, can help to navigate the search for the ways to address the gender conflict.
How to link insert
Markina, L. V. (2024). SEMANTICS OF STEREOTYPICAL VIEWS ON MASCULINITY IN RUSSIAN PARODIES: YESTERDAY AND TODAY Bulletin of the Moscow City Pedagogical University. Series "Pedagogy and Psychology", 1 (53), 68. https://doi.org/10.25688/2076-913X.2024.53.1.05
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