To what extent does Marilyn Lake's analysis of the 1890s apply to current constructions of Australian masculinity?

The following essay will discuss the question "To what extent does Marilyn Lake's analysis of the 1890s apply to current constructions of Australian masculinity?" Each competing idea/construction will be discussed and presented, and this question will be approached and supported with the appropriate supporting evidence and as this paper proposes that the answer is based on opinion, the use of some non-academic references will be included. <Tab/> A suitable starting …

…In relation to the essay's stated question, "To what extent does Marilyn Lake's analysis of the 1890s apply to current constructions of Australian masculinity?" it does apply, but the extent have changed because of the ever changing times. <Tab/> 1) R. Bedford, Naughty to Thirty-Three, new edn, Melbourne University Press, Melbourne, 1976, p.73. 2) http://ninemsn.com.au/mcleods/info.asp?blipid=6216 "McLeod's Daughters" 3) http://ninemsn.com.au/mcleods/info.asp?blipid=6216 "McLeod's Daughters"