Canaan (1996) - Changing Male Identity

• Canaan (1996) researched working class men in Wolverhampton
• Canaan studied changing male identities in 1996
• Canaan (1996) questioned men who were employed & long term unemployed men and found interesting difference in their views of masculinity
• Canaan (1996) studied unemployed & employed working class men - when asked about what it was to be a man, the employed men gave typical answers like fighting, drinking, sex etc.
• Canaan (1996) studied unemployed & employed working class men - when asked about what it was to be a man, the unemployed men said having a job was the most important & they felt emasculated due to their unemployment (idea of the Breadwinner - links to Parsons, 1955 instrumental role)