Masculinities and families in transformation

Research Framework : The family is animportant setting for gendered socialization including the way individuals are builtand gendered in a normative social and cultural setting. The family contributes tothe reproduction of masculinities, though it can also constitute a space foremancipation and subversion of gender norms. Objectives : This article is an introductionto the Enfances Familles Générations Journal issue on masculinity and families. Itaims to present the state of research and paths of reflection on the articulation ofmasculinity and the family. Methodology : This introductory article isbased on research into masculinity and the practices of men. The analysis is thenput into context using the field of study on families and its currenttransformations. Results : Studies on families and men arepoliticized fields of research which are intimately connected. Despite recognitionthat transformations are currently taking place, there remains a desire for furtherknowledge on whether the subject of masculinity within the family is beingreinvented, or whether it is still participating in the reproduction of genderedsocial orders. This is a complex issue which will be further explored in this text. Conclusions : Several masculinity relatedthemes are explored in the research. The contributions made by this issue will helpfill in these shortcomings. The topics we address here discuss the new realities ofmen in the family, including househusbsands, fathers of premature children and theevolution of social discourse on maleness. Contribution : This article reviews issuessurrounding the transformation of masculinity and family plurality and identifiesnew paths of research to be further fleshed out regarding these issues.