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The Male Childlessness the Perspective of Hegemonic Masculinity
In contemporary (not only) Czech society, the share of childless persons is increasing. Research in the field of social sciences focuses mainly on explanation of female childlessness than male one.
Hana Maříková
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This paper explores how certain Buddhist-inspired principles such as impermanence of self and compassion for all (metta) and the practice of mindfulness can contribute to challenging ways in which young men adopt troublesome aspects of systemic ...
David Forbes
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Big boys don't cry: Depression and men [PDF]
Men are a numerical minority group receiving a diagnosis of, and treatment for, depression. However, community surveys of men and of their mental health issues (e.g. suicide and alcoholism) have led some to suggest that many more men have depression than
Branney, P, White, A
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Masking hegemonic masculinity: reconstructing the paedophile as the dangerous stranger [PDF]
This paper reviews the social constructions of the paedophile as these are embodied in clinical and journalistic discourses. It considers how these discourses have influenced community perceptions of risk and professional responses to the concerns they ...
Cowburn, M., Dominelli, L.
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Doc, the Dude, and Marlowe: Changing Masculinities from The Long Goodbye to Inherent Vice
Several reviewers and scholars of Thomas Pynchon's Inherent Vice have noted the similarities between the novel and both Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe novels and the Coen brothers' film The Big Lebowski.
Sean Carswell
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Race, Class, And Gender In Boys\u27 Education: Repositioning Intersectionality Theory [PDF]
Boys\u27 identities are distinctly gendered, racialized, and classed across disparate social and cultural contexts. Related intersectional identity processes are associated with boys\u27 academic success.
Nelson, Joseph Derrick +2 more
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Inclusive Masculinity and Facebook Photographs Among Early Emerging Adults at a British University [PDF]
Central to debates about the construction of masculinity in sociology is the influence of culture and what constitutes acceptable displays of masculinity. This article adopts a novel approach in examining this question.
Scoats, Ryan
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Through the analysis of the graphic novel L’Arabe du future 1. Une jeunesse au Moyen-Orient (1978-1985) by the Franco-Syrian cartoonist Riad Sattouf, this contribution aims to investigate the construction of hegemonic masculinity in Gaddafi’s post ...
Lo Nigro, Giorgia
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This article sets out to stimulate discussion on the sociological value of fiction in the wider study of men and masculinities in society. Identifying masculinity as a major theme of the American literary tradition, this article engages in a case study ...
Peter Ferry
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Masculinity and Domestic Violence: Hegemonic Masculinity
‘Hegemonic masculinity is the culturally idealised form of masculinity in a given historical and social setting. It is culturally honoured, glorified, and extolled situationally—such as at the broader societal level (e.g., through the mass media) and at the institutional level (e.g., in school)—and is constructed in relation to ‘subordinated ...
Levell, Jade, Hester, Marianne
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