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GCSE Sociology · key term
A man who rejects traditional expectations of male distance from domestic life and takes an active share in housework, childcare and emotional support.
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A man who rejects traditional masculine expectations and actively shares domestic work and childcare.
Revise: Family roles and sociological perspectivesThe idea of the new man, who actively shares housework and childcare, represents a challenge to traditional masculine roles rather than a description of all men.
Component 1, Component 2
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The New Man describes a man who takes an active role in domestic work, childcare and emotional support rather than treating these as women’s responsibilities. He represents a challenge to the traditional image of a father concerned mainly with earning money.
A model of masculinity in which men participate in childcare and housework as well as paid employment.
