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Straight men kissing: How heterosexual men came to be comfortable with a friendly peck

Straight men kissing: How heterosexual men came to be comfortable with a friendly peck Creative commons imageCredit: The Rogue under CC-BY-SA licence
Introductory Level Duration 15 mins Updated 21 Aug 2012
By Professor Laurie Taylor, Professor Eric Anderson
Younger men are more relaxed about kissing their straight friends without fear of "homohysteria". Is this a shift in what masculinity means in the UK?
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Our Crime: Fast and furious

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Our Crime: Fast and furious
Introductory Level Duration 15 mins Updated 12 Apr 2012
By Dr Richard Hester, Rod Earle, Professor Mary Jane Kehily
Are joyriding youths showing a form of high-performance masculinity? Share your views right here.
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A cocktail lifestyle and a fear of castration: What is the Playboy brand?

A cocktail lifestyle and a fear of castration: What is the Playboy brand? Creative commons imageCredit: gillyberlin under CC-BY licence
Introductory Level Duration 15 mins Updated 14 Jun 2011
By Professor Laurie Taylor, Professor Angela McRobbie, Dr Carrie Pitzulo
Hugh Hefner's aspirational brand supported emancipation - up to a point. But has the bunny brand been bypassed by history?
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OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - At the British Sociological Association

OU on the BBC: Thinking Allowed - At the British Sociological Association Copyrighted imageCredit: Konstantin32 | Dreamstime.com
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 20 Apr 2011
By The OpenLearn team
This week Laurie is at the BSA conference - and hits the ballroom to explore feminism in sequins and heels.
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Proper men, proper women: Gender roles in contemporary UK society

Proper men, proper women: Gender roles in contemporary UK society Creative commons imageCredit: PhylB under CC-BY-NC-SA licence
Introductory Level Duration 10 mins Updated 18 Apr 2011
By Dr Stephanie Taylor
Do women have a need for feminism in a Britain where they can enjoy porn while men help out with childcare? It might be too...
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Tears in her eyes

Tears in her eyes Copyrighted imageCredit: Jupiter Images
Introductory Level Duration 5 mins Updated 09 Jan 2008
By Professor Engin Isin
There she was. The democratic candidate Hillary Clinton with tears in her eyes speaking about her ‘frustrations’ about how she keeps it all together. It...
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