Femininity and masculinity in Stephen Chifunyise’s written plays:the case of intimate affairs and muramu
The article argues that masculinity and femininity should not be understood narrowly as mutually exclusive bipolar opposites. Every individual. female or male should he assessed on a continuum of femininity and masculinity qualities. Thus. it is the 'amount' or preponderance of either masc...
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| description | The article argues that masculinity and femininity should not be understood narrowly as mutually exclusive bipolar opposites. Every individual. female or male should he assessed on a continuum of femininity and masculinity qualities. Thus. it is the 'amount' or preponderance of either masculinity or femininity traits that vary from one individual to another in both males and females. We will also argue that not all females are necessarily feminine and that not all males are necessarily masculine. With close reference to the two
written plays, we will further argue that femininity or masculinity should not he simplistically understood to be determined only by the process of socialisation. It will be argued that it is not only socialisation that determines one's masculinity or femininity as to suggest so is to not only be deterministic, but also essentialist. static and dichotomous. It will be concluded that masculinity or femininity in males and females is the outcome of one's willingness to conform or not conform to societal expectations and to some extent, the biology. |
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| spelling | ir-11408-14552022-06-27T13:49:07Z Femininity and masculinity in Stephen Chifunyise’s written plays:the case of intimate affairs and muramu Vhutuza, Ephraim Femininity, Masculinity. Sex, Gender. Gender identity, gender roles. Socialisation The article argues that masculinity and femininity should not be understood narrowly as mutually exclusive bipolar opposites. Every individual. female or male should he assessed on a continuum of femininity and masculinity qualities. Thus. it is the 'amount' or preponderance of either masculinity or femininity traits that vary from one individual to another in both males and females. We will also argue that not all females are necessarily feminine and that not all males are necessarily masculine. With close reference to the two written plays, we will further argue that femininity or masculinity should not he simplistically understood to be determined only by the process of socialisation. It will be argued that it is not only socialisation that determines one's masculinity or femininity as to suggest so is to not only be deterministic, but also essentialist. static and dichotomous. It will be concluded that masculinity or femininity in males and females is the outcome of one's willingness to conform or not conform to societal expectations and to some extent, the biology. 2016-05-23T09:10:33Z 2016-05-23T09:10:33Z 2013 Article http://hdl.handle.net/11408/1455 en Journal of Performance and Creative Arts;Vol. 1, No. 1 open Journal of Performance and Creative Arts |
| spellingShingle | Femininity, Masculinity. Sex, Gender. Gender identity, gender roles. Socialisation Vhutuza, Ephraim Femininity and masculinity in Stephen Chifunyise’s written plays:the case of intimate affairs and muramu |
| title | Femininity and masculinity in Stephen Chifunyise’s written plays:the case of intimate affairs and muramu |
| title_full | Femininity and masculinity in Stephen Chifunyise’s written plays:the case of intimate affairs and muramu |
| title_fullStr | Femininity and masculinity in Stephen Chifunyise’s written plays:the case of intimate affairs and muramu |
| title_full_unstemmed | Femininity and masculinity in Stephen Chifunyise’s written plays:the case of intimate affairs and muramu |
| title_short | Femininity and masculinity in Stephen Chifunyise’s written plays:the case of intimate affairs and muramu |
| title_sort | femininity and masculinity in stephen chifunyise’s written plays:the case of intimate affairs and muramu |
| topic | Femininity, Masculinity. Sex, Gender. Gender identity, gender roles. Socialisation |
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