Raewyn Connell

Raewyn Connell (formerly Bob Connell and Robert William Connell, born January 3, 1944) is an Australian sociologist who critically with culture, media and political power is concerned and has increasingly specialized in gender studies. Raewyn Connell is Professor of Education at the University of Sydney. It is one of the most important scientists in the field of "critical men's studies ". She has an emancipatory approach and used theories and concepts of feminist gender research in order to analyze the situation of women in society. Her most famous and most fundamental contribution to men's studies is the concept of hegemonic masculinity.

" Ruling Class - Ruling Culture"

Raewyn Connell published as Sociology Chair holder of the Macquarie University her then internationally acclaimed book " Ruling Class - Ruling Culture" (1977). The approach is in its self an anti - "bullshit sociology " of the " Aussie " society ( Alphons Silbermann ), politically oriented to Antonio Gramsci's hegemony concept and sociology at Charles Wright Mills elite power critical sociology. Connell calls for a differentiated class analysis of Australian society, in a partially polemical confrontation with ( until the mid- 1970s present ) Social structural analyzes of Australian sociologists. The following case studies to the ruling class of the fifth continent and its " Ruling Culture". This is presented in four sections: (i ) First it comes to empirical evidence for certain by early experiences and childhood class consciousness, then ( ii ) to personal socialization and to ( iii ) media- specific middle-class styles ( "middle- class culture" ), finally Looking ahead to ( iv) the " pattern of hegemony " above question: who ( masters ) who?

Effect Historical Aspects

Developed by Connell concept for hegemonic masculinity has established itself within German sociology and is often cited as a fundamental approach in the scientific literature.