Challenging traditional masculinity: minority norms and the reimagining of male gender roles
Rigid traditional masculinity norms are linked to emotional suppression and relational strain, particularly among heterosexual men. This research examined whether sexual orientation shapes masculinity-related attitudes and whether exposure to sexual ...
Islam Borinca, Theofilos Gkinopoulos
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Traditional masculinity norms are still prevalent in our societies. As a result, men who deviate from these norms face adverse reactions (i.e., backlash), mainly from other men.
Vincenzo Iacoviello +4 more
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Is Traditional Masculinity Still Valued? Men’s Perceptions of How Different Reference Groups Value Traditional Masculinity Norms [PDF]
Traditional masculinity norms are generally defined as hegemonic because they contribute to maintaining men’s favorable position in the gender hierarchy.
V. Iacoviello +4 more
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Relationships between Grey Matter Volume in the Bilateral Superior Frontal Gyrus and Reactive Aggression Varied by Level of Traditional Masculinity [PDF]
Although previous behavioral studies have associated reactive aggression (RA) and proactive aggression (PA) with traditional masculinity, further investigation is needed into the traditional masculinity-linked neuroanatomical characteristics of RA and PA.
Weijun Liu +3 more
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Fraternity Membership, Traditional Masculinity Ideologies, and Impersonal Sex: Selection and Socialization Effects. [PDF]
Fraternity culture perpetuates traditional masculinity ideologies, but little research has considered the process by which men internalize these ideologies.
Waterman EA +3 more
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is causing extensive job loss leading to a loss of social status in many men. Endorsement of traditional masculinity ideology may render some men particularly sensitive to status loss and thereby to an increased risk for
Walther A +11 more
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Traditional Masculinity and Femininity: Validation of a New Scale Assessing Gender Roles. [PDF]
Gender stereotype theory suggests that men are generally perceived as more masculine than women, whereas women are generally perceived as more feminine than men. Several scales have been developed to measure fundamental aspects of gender stereotypes (e.g.
Kachel S, Steffens MC, Niedlich C.
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Young Bedouin-Arab Men’s Ego and Pride: Do Traditional Masculinity and Positive Attitudes Toward Polygyny Shape Responses to a Wife’s Refusal? [PDF]
Cultural traditions in Israel’s Bedouin-Arab community encourage and permit men to take up to four wives, a practice supported by Islamic teachings. Despite legal prohibitions against polygyny in Israel, such marriages remain common and have profound ...
Avi Besser +2 more
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“Three Steps Above Heaven? Really? That’s All Tactic!” New Alternative Masculinities Dismantling Dominant Traditional Masculinity’s Strategies [PDF]
Research on preventive socialization of gender violence has contributed abundant empirical evidence that attraction to violence is common among adolescents.
Roseli Rodrigues-Mello +3 more
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Conformity to masculinity ideology predicts men’s meat consumption and willingness to reduce their meat intake, but it is unknown which specific masculine norms account for these relationships.
Lauren Camilleri +4 more
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