TY - BOOK AU - O'Dea,Siobhan TI - A Gender Analysis of Contemporary Masculinities.[Extended Essay] U1 - Thesis Fashion, Knitwear and Textile Design 05/17 PY - 2017/// CY - Limerick : PB - Limerick Institute of Technology/Limerick School of Art and Design KW - Gender KW - Fashion KW - Hegemonic Masculinity KW - Fashion, Knitwear and Textile theses KW - Extended essays KW - Fashion, Knitwear and Textile Design KW - Theses KW - LSAD KW - Clare Street N1 - Thesis submitted for B.A. (Hons) in Fashion, Knitwear and Textile Design 2017; Includes bibliographical references and appendices; This thesis is a gender analysis of contemporary masculinities. Focusing on traditional forms such as hegemonic masculinity, I explore the effect it can have on men and the pressures they may face from society in conforming to its ideologies. I then look at many forms of masculinity which are influenced by such traditional values and the complexities that surround them. [Abstract] ER -