Thematic Analysis of Australian Masculinity

Running head: THEMATIC ANALYSIS 1
Thematic analysis of on the interviews conducted on Australian Masculinity

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Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................3
Australian Masculinity.....................................................................................................................3
Thematic analysis as a technique for understanding qualitative data..............................................4
Interviews........................................................................................................................................4
Description of the participants.....................................................................................................5
Highlight on the themes shaping their lives................................................................................5
Rationale for choosing the transcripts.........................................................................................6
Definition of the themes..................................................................................................................6
Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7
References........................................................................................................................................8
Appendix..........................................................................................................................................9

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Introduction
As opined by Clatterbaugh (2018), masculinity has been a topic of debate in our society
from a very long time. The debate has mostly focused on what is it to be masculine and identify
relevant definition to masculinity. Masculinity is pursued by men who possess certain
characteristics as assigned to the term by culture and society. According to Bozkurt, Tartanoglu
& Dawes (2015), men are believed to possess such characteristics which defines their manliness
and masculinity. These characteristics can be ranging from not crying on getting hurt, be strong
on the emotional side and have strong physic to play aggressively. From the very early stages of
infancy till the adulthood, society characterizes the masculinity of a man through all these
characteristics. The following report relates to the masculinity among Australian men and the
way they perceive the characteristics of masculinity. This can be analyzed from the interviews
conducted on two different men of different ages understand how masculinity has shaped their
lives and opinions.
Australian Masculinity
As suggested by Sloan, Conner & Gough (2015) the study of masculinity has been
conducted by many countries to analyze if there can be an exact definition to masculinity and the
characterization of men in the society. According to author Flood (2018), a survey conducted in
Australia has identified the ideologies of masculinity among young men. In the present world
more number of young men are under the societal pressure of following traditional definitions of
manhood which can have major implications on their lives and opinions. According to Flood
(2018), men in Australia often follow the traditional definitions of manhood and tend to get
influenced to portray a strong image in the society. Majority of them are likely to respond to
situations like a fight and situations that demand authority and become the primary breadwinners
of a family. However, the younger generation of the society use violence as a means to gain
respect, disobey gay people, should not cook and do household activities. This shows that there
has always been a persisting gap between the societal pressure and the personal ideologies of the
male gender of the society. According to Ervø & Johansson (2016), young men may express
their masculine identities depending on their surroundings. The diversity among men can be
identified from their attitudes, ideological masculinity and peer pressure.