What is meant by 'masculinity in crisis' in recent debates about men and masculinity? Use a specific example from media or popular culture to support your argument.

5. What is meant by 'masculinity in crisis' in recent debates about men and masculinity? Use a specific example from media or popular culture (for instance, media coverage of the Bulldogs scandal) to support your argument. You should draw on Whitehead's argument in your answer. The concept of 'masculinity in crisis' has been put forth in recent debates regarding men and their masculinity. Critical analysis of men and thus of the gender of masculinity arose in …

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