Men and masculinity representations in context of socialand cultural transformation

Since the birth of feminism, the concept of gender has been a subject that needs to be investigated and discussed in its own right. Masculinity studies have also gained momentum in the direction of feminism due to the fact t hat working only women is a one-handed applause. With the concept of masculinity, which constitutes the dominant order of our culture, many values are being rebuilt and gaining more power every day. Today, the concepts of gender, being a woman and a man take on different meanings with the social transformation. It is aimed to pass the place of gender in the society to the audience by being more sharpened according to its characteristics in the cultural structure and to support this with material culture. In most motion pictures, gender emphasis is found differently. The representations of man or masculinity are given by changing and influencing the social process. In this study, based on the theories explaining gender concepts together with feminism, the reflection of the change in the concept of masculinity over time in Turkish cinema was evaluated through two films selected as samples.In this study, the presentation of the phenomenon of masculinity in the media channel and whether there is a difference in other media channels; Contrary to what is presented in cinema in real life and everyday life, the new roles that are tried to be attributed to the father figure with the reflection of the representations of hegemonic masculinity and finally the changes in social life are identified and analyzed as research questions.