A new wave of research shows how working-class young men are changing their behaviour. But some remain hostile to the term “toxic masculinity” and see it as a vehicle for shaming men.
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From Mean Streets to The Exorcist and Badlands, 1973 was a year that showcased the audacious talent in Hollywood that was experimenting with darker themes and new film techniques.
This is an intuitive finding, but we had little empirical evidence of it until now. It highlights the critical role fathers play in steering boys towards healthier expressions of masculinity.
The rarely explained term is nebulous at best, and can mean many things – negative and positive – to different groups of people.
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Professor of Sociology, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate professor, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Children and Families over the Life Course, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer in Sociology, Edinburgh Napier University
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Head of Film & TV, University of South Wales
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Research assistant, Cardiff University
