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- Dictionaryhegemony/hɪˈɡɛməni/
noun
- 1. leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others: "Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871"
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1 day ago · Ideological hegemony operates through a complex process in which the ruling class’s ideas infiltrate the social and cultural structures of society. Rather than appearing as explicitly coercive, these ideas present themselves as neutral, rational, and universally valid. They shape how people perceive the world, understand their role within it ...
2 days ago · Gramsci used “hegemony” a lot like how I define “bougie” — a set of economic incentives, structures, and habits that bend thoughts and culture to conform with dominant power structures in society. Hegemony is like gravity — it’s invisible but always felt, it has a power and force, it pulls people in a certain direction.
3 days ago · R.W. Connell’s (Citation 1987) famous 1980s identification of “hegemonic masculinity” as pathological and oppressive but also the most honoured form of manhood is useful in thinking about male empowerment, but perhaps more relevant is Connell and Messerschmidt’s (Citation 2005, 849) later argument that the initial definitions of male ...
5 days ago · Hegemonic masculinity is complemented by emphasized femininity—a form of femininity marked by “compliance with this subordination” (Connell 1987, 183). This conceptualization suggests that femininity, unlike masculinity, cannot achieve a hegemonic status because it is defined in terms of passivity and subordination, leading Connell to ...
2 days ago · Imperialism focuses on establishing or maintaining hegemony and a more or less formal empire. [2] [3] [4] While related to the concepts of colonialism, imperialism is a distinct concept that can apply to other forms of expansion and many forms of government. [5]
2 days ago · Western culture, also known as Western civilization, European civilization, Occidental culture, or Western society, includes the diverse heritages of social norms, ethical values, traditional customs, belief systems, political systems, artifacts and technologies of the Western world.
2 days ago · Definition. The gene is considered the basic unit of inheritance. Genes are passed from parents to offspring and contain the information needed to specify physical and biological traits. Most genes code for specific proteins, or segments of proteins, which have differing functions within the body.
