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To what extent can it be claimed there is a "crisis of masculinity" According to Scott and Marshall (2005) masculinity refers to characteristics that are appropriate to the male sex, traditional ideologies and discourses of masculinity are generally associated with men being naturally strong, aggressive, judicious, competitive and technically minded. Consequently many sociologists, particularly Feminist scholars have argued that such characteristics of masculine identity contribute to the systematic dominance of men's perceived power and authority within social institutions such as the workplace, the family and education. Over recent years, a great deal of sociological research has been conducted on men and masculinities highlighting changing characteristics of masculinity (Segal, 1990). Some observers have noted that alterations within social and economical climate in contemporary society is to be blamed for provoking a crisis in masculinity, in which men's traditional roles are being eroded, Faludi (1999) argued against the notion of male domination in...

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