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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.
The manosphere may not strictly be centred on misogyny, but in young men’s search for connection, truth, control, and community at a time where all are increasingly uncertain and ill-defined.
South Africa had one of the best national gender machineries globally. But, these were dismantled and replaced with a dysfunctional ministry for women, youth and people with disabilities.
The celebration of generous portions, meat and fat as masculine and patriotic would have been alien to Washington and Jefferson, who advocated vegetables and moderation as American ideals.
Director Taika Waititi enjoys playing with notions of masculinity in this latest outing of the franchise which sees the macho hero eclipsed by a female character of equal standing.
A biographer of George Washington says that the father of the country would have no problem wearing the kind of protective gear that President Trump shuns.
In the early 20th century, elite boys’ schools fostered military cadets, encouraged martial virtue among those they saw as future defenders of the empire and nation, and prized toughness.
Traditional notions of masculinity affect the health and well-being of men and those around them. Here’s how we can challenge these stereotypes.
Leathermen expose the myth of hypermasculinity by refusing the violence and aggression which is normally attached to it.
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Professor of American History, Università di Torino
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Lecturer, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences & Research Associate, Faculty of Business and Economics, The University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Australian History, The University of Queensland
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Lecturer of Applied Linguistics, University of Johannesburg
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Honorary Research Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Screen & Performance, School of Business and Creative Industries, University of the West of Scotland
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Co-director, Curtin Extremism Research Network (CERN)., Curtin University
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Research assistant, Cardiff University
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Postdoctoral Scholar of Masculinities Studies in Education, University of Calgary
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Senior Lecturer in History and International Relations, Curtin University
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Research Professor, Masculinities Studies, School of Education, University of Calgary
