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This study aims to analyze the relationship between the military and homosexuality by analyzing the experiences of sexual minority soldiers in the Korean military beyond the claim that homosexuality in the Korean military is a social and... more
This edition has been dedicated to Democracy, Corruption and Development in Africa. It addresses the following issues: a) Democracy: Are regular elections enough? Do election observer missions matter? b) How can Africa strengthen its... more
The purpose of this research is to point out a model of fatherhood among some haredi families in Israel that deviates from stereotypes about parenting in traditional or fundamentalist societies. These fathers are intensely involved with... more
This paper explores the way in which feminism, whilst trying to achieve gender equality, has increased inequality between women. It locates the cause of this in feminism's early adoption of Marxist and Engelsian thought and the way in... more
Freedom, Anarchy, Soap: The Rhetoric of Masculinity and Consumerism in David Fincher's Fight Club David Fincher's film Fight Club asks many questions about the ideological presuppositions present within the 21 st century Western world.... more
This bachelor thesis analyzes Kaurismäki's "Finland" trilogy from a Masculinity Studies point of view. Using David Bordwell's and Kristin Thompson's film approach of Neoformalism, and Connell's and Pyrke's types of masculinities, the... more
Research and critical studies into men and masculinity has originated as one of the most emerging areas of sociological investigation. More books and articles have been published on this study area alone as well as the introduction of two... more
Vulnerability and Exposure: footballer scandals, masculine identity and ethics presents a critical investigation of contemporary masculine team sports and football scandals and their relationship with gendered cultures, institutions and... more
It is contended that, by means of the changing economic power in the nineteenth-century society, the middle classes prevailed over upper classes in Britain, and they hence established their concept of Victorian masculinity on the basis of... more
Male Psychology Conference 2015 University College London 26th &27th June http://www.malepsychology.org.uk/index.html The theory of hegemonic masculinity has gained a lot of traction as an explanation for a number of male behaviours,... more
This paper outlines a theory explaining why the provider role is important to boys in the development of their masculine identity. The family is a primary site for identity formation, and boys appear to be more badly affected by growing... more
This study examined portrayals of masculinities in Pixar's first 13 feature-length films.
What does it mean to face racism? What does it mean for gay Asian men to face racism on the gay scene? How is it possible to face racism? Indeed, do we face racism or does racism ‘face’ us? Drawing on autoethnographic research, this essay... more
Much recent writing on and by men suggests that male prerogatives are being sustained and lent authority by the new discipline of 'men's studies'. Dislocating Masculinity is an original and ambitious anthropological collection which... more
Title. 'Being a Chameleon': labour processes of male nurses performing bodywork. Aim. This paper is a report of a study examining the labour processes of male nurses in the conduct of bodywork, and is part of a broader study of social... more
Insofar as gender is still so often equated with women alone, the move from Women in Development to Gender in Development has changed very little. Men as a human category have always been present, involved, consulted, obeyed and disobeyed... more
This article is based on recent ethnographic research as part of my PhD with the University of Manchester. As a result of six months ethnography into the sport of boxing, this article explores how the sport can potentially act as a hook... more
En un contexto de crisis nacional y de reconfiguración de los roles sociales generizados, la figura del torero fue utilizada en la construcción de los diferentes proyectos de regeneración nacional. El principal objetivo de esta... more
Book review of Let Us Make Men: The Twentieth Century Black Press and a Manly Vision for Racial Advancement by D'Weston Heywood
This essay stems from two cultural strands, which intersect in one cultural form, the sports film. The first of these is the figure of the "star," as opposed to hero, who is interested only in self-promotion. The second strand, masculine... more
Abrahamic Sensorium, sixth event
This article analyses interviews with 25 Japanese male returnees who took part in study abroad and/or working holiday maker programs. It examines the ways in which foreign language learning (specifically English) and discourses of ‘the... more
Norway has based its security on aid from great military powers, and is therefore a useful site for examining the idea of complicit masculinities: a position that benefits from the current social order, and thus complying with dominant... more
Boys and girls establish relatively stable gender stereotyped behavior patterns by middle childhood. Parentreport questionnaires measuring children's gender-related behavior enable researchers to conduct large-scale screenings of... more
Winner of 2009 Outstanding Book Award, North American Society for the Sociology of Sport. In parks and cafes, homes and stadium stands, Cubans talk baseball. I contend that when they are analyzing and debating plays, games, teams, and... more
En las sociedades contemporáneas el consumo de servicios de prostitución, mayoritariamente entre la población masculina, es uno de los indicadores más significativos de una forma de entender, vivir y sentir la sexualidad. España es el... more
The twenty-first century has seen the emergence of a new style of man: the metrosexual. Overwhelmingly straight, white, and wealthy, these impeccably coiffed urban professionals spend big money on everything from facials to pedicures, all... more
is a widely shared notion that gender stereotyping is the root cause of the disadvantage women face in their advancement to managerial positions, and this situation is more pronounced in societies with low levels of femininity or gender... more
Past research on prostate and colorectal cancer disparities finds that barriers to screening, such as embarrassment and offensiveness, are often reported. Yet none of this literature investigates why. This study uses masculinity and... more
In the article I discuss how Norwegian men who have changed their last name in marriage to their wife's, react to the reactions from others. The unusual choice of using the wife's name in marriage amongst Norwegians lead to a variety of... more
Trazemos neste artigo discussão sobre a película tailandesa The Iron Ladies, que mostrou em sua história o caso real de uma equipe que na década de 1990 disputou a liga nacional de voleibol masculino na Tailândia, composto por atletas com... more
Flood, M. “Preventing Male Violence.” In Oxford Textbook of Violence Prevention: Epidemiology, evidence, and policy. Eds. C. Ward and P. Donnelly. Oxford University Press, 2015.
This toolkit will give you all of the materials that you need to plan, run, and reflect on your own male allies program. It will also provide you some resources that will help you reflect and build on the successes of that program to... more
Monstrum 3.1 September 2020, special edition ‘Supernatural—The End of the Road: A Reflection’ ed. Stacey Abbott and Simon Brown: 71-77.
How to cite Complete issue More information about this article Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Scientific Information System Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Non-profit academic... more
Victor's essential sin is not creation, but hypocrisy; he is condemned not for his breadth of his knowledge, but for its limitations, and this essay discusses how these criticisms are specifically described in terms of masculine failings.