Ryan is a college football player and notices that most of what it means to "be a guy" on the football team is to be explicitly heterosexual and to speak disparagingly about women. Ryan doesn't speak disparagingly about women, and though he is heterosexual himself, he has a number of very close friends and even a few male house-mates who are homosexual or bisexual. He wants to stay on the football team but observes that his most meaningful relationships are often built outside of the strict gender norms of the highly-normative masculinity of the football field. Which of the following concepts could help Ryan and his teammates?

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Inclusive masculinity could help Ryan and his teammates as it allows for men to embrace a broader definition of what it means to be masculine, without feeling like they need to conform strictly to the norms of hegemonic masculinity. This would allow for a more accepting environment where Ryan and his friends could build meaningful relationships without fear of being ostracized. Gender accountability and white-collar masculinity are not relevant to the situation, and while hegemonic masculinity is a concept that is relevant, it is not the best concept to address the issue of building more inclusive relationships within the football team.

Ryan Is a College Football Player and Notices That Most