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Understanding domestic violence: masculinity, culture, traditions

open access: yesHeliyon, 2020
Domestic violence in South Africa is a consequence of the complex interplay of patriarchy, culture, and the negative masculine construct. The patriarchal cultural beliefs and traditions that emphasise on male assertiveness and domination of women ...
Linda Mshweshwe
exaly   +2 more sources

The Salience of “Hegemonic Masculinity”

open access: yesMen and Masculinities, 2019
This article argues that the concept of “hegemonic masculinity” remains highly salient to critical masculinities studies. The author outlines Raewyn Connell's initial formulation of the concept, how that initial model of hegemonic masculinity has been ...
J. Messerschmidt
exaly   +2 more sources

Facial masculinity does not appear to be a condition-dependent male ornament and does not reflect MHC heterozygosity in humans

open access: yesProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2019
Significance Facial masculinity has been considered a sexual ornament in humans, akin to peacock trains and stag antlers. Recently, studies have questioned the once-popular view that facial masculinity is a condition-dependent male ornament signaling ...
Arslan A Zaidi   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

Performing entrepreneurial masculinity: An ethnographic account

open access: yesInternational Small Business Journal, 2017
This article addresses the empirical relationship between masculinity, hegemony and entrepreneurial identity as a largely neglected debate; this omission is addressed by outlining how 10 enterprising men who own and run small businesses perform, in the ...
Andreas George Giazitzoglu, Simon L Down
exaly   +2 more sources

Zero-tolerance drink-driving and road safety in South Africa: What are the options?

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Science, 2022
Alcohol is a major contributing factor to the burden of road traffic crashes and injuries in South Africa. There has been an increase in political interest and engagement on the issue of drink-driving in recent months following government restrictions ...
Anesh Sukhai   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Toward a decolonial Africa-centering ecological and social psychology

open access: yesCurrent Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, 2023
As collaborators on projects with epistemic foundations in the diverse everyday realities of different African settings, we respect and endorse the goal of the special issue (SI) to expand “psychological science to include the Middle East and Africa.” In
Nick Malherbe   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Validation of an Assessment Tool to Measure Psycho-Social Factors Associated With Willingness to Participate in Child-Centered Initiatives

open access: yesSAGE Open, 2021
The aim of the paper was the validation of a psychosocial assessment tool for determining willingness to participate in child-centered safety promotion interventions, specifically in a low-income community in South Africa.
Ghouwa Ismail, Ashley Van Niekerk
doaj   +1 more source

Masculinity in Universities: State of the Art

open access: yesMasculinities and Social Change, 2021
This article provides the result of a review of existing masculinity research within the university context. The objective of the present study was to determine the topics of analysis, characteristics, and tendencies of recent studies in this field.
Bibiana Edivey Castro Franco   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Body image, self-esteem, and sense of masculinity in patients with prostate cancer: a qualitative meta-synthesis

open access: yesJournal of cancer survivorship, 2021
Purpose Body image, self-esteem, and masculinity are three interconnected constructs in men with prostate cancer, with profound effects on quality of life.
J. Bowie   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Masculinity performed by transgender men: qualitative evidence and metasynthesis

open access: yesEstudos de Psicologia (Campinas), 2022
Masculinity is a construct associated with cisgender men; however, transgender men also perform masculinities. This study aimed to synthesize, analyze, and reinterpret the findings of primary qualitative studies about transgender men’s experience of ...
Leticia Carolina BOFFI   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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