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Toxic32

• But as Tibbetts's cousin is speaking out against the politicization of her death, others are taking to social media to make another point: that regardless of Rivera's legal status, if what police say he told them is accurate, the killing is a grave example of toxic masculinity. (yahoo.com)
• This is about toxic masculinity. (yahoo.com)
• Toxic Masculinity. (yahoo.com)
• Tolerance.org defines toxic masculinity as "a n arrow and repressive description of manhood, designating manhood as defined by violence, sex, status, and aggression. (yahoo.com)
• While it's impossible to know for sure if toxic masculinity prompted Tibbetts's death, the notion that her alleged killer was set off by her rejecting his advances certainly fits the bill. (yahoo.com)
• As he continues his research, Woolbright will also explore the media's portrayal of toxic masculinity, as well as characters who teeter on the edge of both heroism and villainy. (cmich.edu)
• Two comedy films about the martial arts expose the spectacle of toxic masculinity. (filmschoolrejects.com)
• From storms named after women that cause more damage because people prepare for them less to men who refuse to recycle because they think it looks girly, climate damage is riven with toxic masculinity, a new exhibition argues. (taipeitimes.com)
• According to CBC's Katie Simpson , the Prime Minister additionally discussed "toxic masculinity" and how "men can't show emotion, have to be the leader of the home, and how a threat to any of that makes [men] weak. (theglobeandmail.com)
• John and Maria discuss the challenge in culture to toxic masculinity, a new HHS mandate supporting transgender surgeries, and a recent commentary on what women are for. (breakpoint.org)
• John and Maria discuss the challenge in culture to toxic masculinity. (breakpoint.org)
• Bill Maher laced into liberals who attack men for having supposed "toxic masculinity. (breakpoint.org)
• The "Real Time with Bill Maher" host used Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and men taking up arms to defend Ukraine from the Russian invasion as examples of how masculinity can be anything but toxic. (breakpoint.org)
• The badness here doesn't just apply to masculinity -- notions of "femininity" can be equally limiting and problematic, though they tend not to perpetuate the same level of violence or danger as toxic masculinity. (salon.com)
• And researchers just discovered something crucial about the way toxic masculinity functions in real men's lives: First, it makes them super sensitive to being seen as weak. (salon.com)
• There is a way out of this trap of fearful toxic masculinity: Men need to recognize their socialized desire to overcompensate as it's happening, then shut it down. (salon.com)
• We don't often get to talk about misogyny, toxic masculinity and male sexual entitlement outside of certain feminist and progressive spaces, whether those spaces are online or offline. (salon.com)
• In fact, just use the words "toxic masculinity" in a sentence and you're bound to lose a lot of people straight out of the gate. (salon.com)
• But try to talk about toxic masculinity and you're likely to get dismissed as a cynical opportunist pushing an agenda. (salon.com)
• There is a dangerous and deadly pattern at play, and every day I read something that I file away as part of the growing list opportunities to talk about toxic masculinity, opportunities we should take. (salon.com)
• From AskMen senior editor and non-binary writer Alex Manley comes The New Masculinity: A Roadmap for a 21st-Century Definition of Manhood , a guide for escaping the shackles of toxic masculinity, unlearning what it means to be a man, and pushing back against the various ways masculinity teaches people to hurt rather than help, and to harm rather than heal. (netgalley.com)
• In fact, I showed them the viral Gillette ad -and all of us, my husband included, talked about the online brawl over "toxic masculinity. (familylife.com)
• While traditional gender roles - under which men are stoic, competitive, dominant and aggressive - have existed for millennia, the rise of social justice culture has seen a new phrase popularized in recent years: toxic masculinity. (rt.com)
• End the session by reviewing some processes of how men can start the detox of their toxic masculinity. (ccda.org)
• Over the past two quarters, I've had the opportunity to contribute to events, presentations and workshops on self-care, how law enforcement agencies respond to domestic violence, fun and appropriate ways to clearly communicate affirmative consent and the role toxic masculinity plays in the epidemic of interpersonal violence. (dailynexus.com)
• It has been my work and research on toxic versus healthy masculinity that has me particularly excited for the big plans C.A.R.E. has for the beginning of spring quarter. (dailynexus.com)
• Toxic masculinity is the version of masculinity that values physical strength and aggression, downplays overall emotional well-being and expression, connects men's value to domination by force and sexual prowess and often finds its voice in misogyny, homophobia, and transphobia. (dailynexus.com)
• Men and masculinity are not intrinsically harmful, but this toxic strain of masculinity is what needs to be rooted out. (dailynexus.com)
• it should be the baseline standard - and men need to be a part of ending interpersonal violence and dismantling toxic masculinity. (dailynexus.com)
• Masculinity is not toxic. (ncfm.org)
• He wanted it to push against the idea of toxic masculinity. (designindaba.com)
• He adds, "Nine years ago we started talking about masculinity and toxic masculinity in Nigeria and now almost everybody is talking about it because we've pushed the conversation. (designindaba.com)

Femininity5

• 3071. Biblical Femininity and Masculinity - Rebekah Curtis and Pr. (issuesetc.org)
• Compared to how we define femininity, masculinity is a narrow concept. (dailymail.co.uk)
• We have books about "the changing role of women" in any country you could pick, we talk about how different cultures or religions "treat women," and we (rightly) celebrate the progress countries have made for women's rights, but underlying much of this is the sense that masculinity stays the same, or that it's somehow given, unlike the cultural contingency of femininity. (religiondispatches.org)
• Each catered to an overarching idea that traditional masculinity was under attack from women, homosexuality, and femininity. (docudharma.com)
• Gender role expectations regarding femininity and masculinity may influence occupational exposures and outcomes differently. (cdc.gov)

Men's8

• For example, the profeminist men's movement works alongside feminist organizations, and aims to change masculinity in ways that improve the lives of both women and men. (thesocietypages.org)
• While they do not share goals or tactics, one thing they all share is a belief that current iterations of masculinity are limiting and fail to represent the diversity of men's needs and desires. (thesocietypages.org)
• Upper class, white, heterosexual men's masculinity is the masculinity that pays. (thesocietypages.org)
• Recent research suggests that men's attitudes and more broadly, masculinity, perpetuate son preference and to some extent, intimate partner violence in India. (icrw.org)
• The study findings emphasize that in India, masculinity, i.e., men's controlling behavior and gender inequitable attitudes, strongly determines men's preference for sons over daughters as well as their proclivity for violence towards an intimate partner - both of which are manifestations of gender inequality. (icrw.org)
• The Less Masculine the Better One of the more neglected men's health issues involves an attack on masculinity itself. (ncfm.org)
• I also gladly participate in collective discussions on masculinity, privilege, and men's roles in feminist movements. (lu.se)
• This scoping review examined recent evidence published in English and Russian on the role of socially constructed masculinity norms in men's help-seeking behaviour for mental health issues. (bvsalud.org)

Kind of masculinity1

• You say in the book that you can see how a certain kind of masculinity "can nudge a teetering psyche toward violence. (vox.com)

Development of masculinity1

• Her perspective is bifocal: diachronic, in order to contextualize the development of masculinity, and, synchronic, focusing on mental structures, and their links in each moment observed. (bvsalud.org)

Feminist2

• Does our feminist Prime Minister truly understand masculinity? (theglobeandmail.com)
• They are: masculinities politics, deep ecology, ecological feminism and feminist care theory. (routledge.com)

Manhood2

• Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with men and boys. (wikipedia.org)
• They explore and rethink new expressions of manhood and masculinities towards relational and caring masculinities in service of the global commons. (routledge.com)

Socially constructed2

• Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, and there is also evidence that some behaviors considered masculine are influenced by both cultural factors and biological factors. (wikipedia.org)
• There's this thing feminists have been saying about masculinity for a while: It's socially constructed, and it tends to be bad. (salon.com)

Stoicism2

• The main thrust of the subsequent research is that traditional masculinity - marked by stoicism, competitiveness, dominance and aggression - is, on the whole, harmful,' it reads. (dailymail.co.uk)
• They argue being raised within a definition of masculinity that emphasizes toughness, stoicism, acquisitiveness and self-reliance leads to aggressive, emotionally stunted males who harm not just themselves but their children, partners and entire communities. (askmen.com)

Gender12

• This has sparked investigation of the intersection of masculinity with concepts from other fields, such as the social construction of gender difference (prevalent in a number of philosophical and sociological theories). (wikipedia.org)
• As always, there's a spectrum, from the borderline respectable psychological ramblings of Jordan Peterson to the straight-up "legalize rape" misogyny of Return of Kings and Roosh V. What these philosophies have in common is a stated concern for masculinity, a desire to return to traditional gender roles and a raging case of feeling aggrieved. (askmen.com)
• Woolbright uses insight from American Studies, Gender Studies, Fan Cultures, and Media Studies to better understand masculinity in American media. (cmich.edu)
• Traditional masculinity ideology has been shown to limit males' psychological development, constrain their behavior, result in gender role strain and gender role conflict and negatively influence mental health and physical health,' the report warns. (dailymail.co.uk)
• Around the same time, an edited collection of essays, Gender and Jewish History came out, but only one of its 21 essays dealt with masculinity. (religiondispatches.org)
• In addition to this, one of the most important points of the book is to show how religion and gender are very much involved in the construction of one another: the book is the story of how religion shaped American Jewish masculinity in the early twentieth century, and it is also the story of how masculinity shaped American Judaism. (religiondispatches.org)
• Studying masculinity in this way is crucial to having a larger understanding of how gender works and how gendered assumptions get taken up. (religiondispatches.org)
• Masculinity reaps rewards-we can see this in the gender wage gap, among other things. (thesocietypages.org)
• There are an infinite number of ways to be a person, but to access them fully, men first need to unlearn the restrictions of modern gender roles and the ways society has taught them to shave parts of themselves off until their masculinity comes before their humanity. (netgalley.com)
• In-depth research on gender, power and masculinity and various programmatic efforts to engage men have made it abundantly clear that men and boys must be an integral part of efforts to promote gender equality. (icrw.org)
• Examining how violent manifestations of masculinity are diversified due to gender, age, sexuality, ethnicity, caste, and class both in their configurations as well as ramifications allows for analyses of crises powers and dynamics in specific contexts. (lu.se)
• Masculinity and soccer: gender issues in a psychosocial rehabilitation experience with men in Brazil's Federal District]. (bvsalud.org)

20181

• Se realizó una investigación cualitativa en dos servicios de salud mental del Distrito Federal de Brasilia, entre agosto de 2017 y septiembre de 2018, con observación participante de las actividades habituales de los servicios y diez entrevistas semiestructuradas a usuarios varones, seleccionados durante las actividades observadas. (bvsalud.org)

Emphasize2

• Even so-called 'traditional' masculinity can emphasize self-glory and self-honor, power and prestige, and reliance on self rather than reliance on God. (familylife.com)
• It is hard to emphasize just how much masculinity shapes our world and most specifically how it shapes our view of sexuality. (movember.com)

Hegemonic1

• As patients with mental disorders who are customarily marginalized from hegemonic masculinity , the users of CAPS services were able to access possible masculinities and reconstruct their new identities as men . (bvsalud.org)

Harmful3

• Traditional masculinity' is harmful, damaging the men who ascribe to it and everyone around them, according America's top psychologists. (dailymail.co.uk)
• I have spent a lot of time trying to balance legitimate, critical discussions about the harmful ways some men understand masculinity (e.g. extremists and violent criminals) with the need to inspire a positive, affirmative identity in men (e.g. committed fathers and responsible mentors). (theglobeandmail.com)
• Masculinity contest culture: harmful for whom? (cdc.gov)

Beowulf2

• Beowulf the Artificial Man Over the course of history, the righteous identity of masculinity has been tainted by the stereotypical profile that is governed by machoism. (ipl.org)
• A perfect example of a man following this mockery of masculinity is the title character hailing from the epic Beowulf. (ipl.org)

Misogyny1

• Is Pharrell's New Masculinity Just Repackaged Misogyny? (bust.com)

Traits2

• Stereotypical traits should not govern masculinity. (ipl.org)
• Traits of so-called "traditional masculinity," like suppressing emotions & masking distress, often start early in life & have been linked to less willingness by boys & men to seek help, more risk-taking & aggression -- possibly harming themselves & those with whom they interact. (rt.com)

Societal2

• The concept of masculinity as a societal construct has been consuming my thoughts recently. (docudharma.com)
• Dr. Jordan Peterson, a Canadian psychologist and professor who has emerged as a leading voice against the SJW movement, has said that the societal "backlash" against masculinity is a futile attempt to change inherent differences in the sexes. (rt.com)

Breadwinner2

• When women's labor participation increased, there were men who felt less comfortable in their masculinity because it was increasingly difficult for them to reconfirm their status as the breadwinner. (wikipedia.org)
• This book demonstrates that industrial/breadwinner masculinities have come at terrible costs to the living planet and ecomodern masculinities have failed us as well, men included. (routledge.com)

Reconstruct1

• The material discussed in this article - entirely produced and distributed online - represents an attempt to discursively reconstruct an idealised model of white masculinity, based on nostalgia for a time that has never existed, and defined largely on the basis of the absence of modern, 'degenerate' influences. (eurozine.com)

Define2

• We discuss our own struggles to define masculinity, why so many American men have such a hard time asking for help, and how we, as fathers of boys, can be better examples for our sons. (vox.com)
• This is especially relevant in India, where caste, class and linguistic ethnicity have tremendous influence on how men construct their sense of masculinity and define what it means to be a "real man" or what is expected of them. (icrw.org)

Notions1

• Once it does, star Brad Pitt hopes the film-which follows his astronaut protagonist Roy McBride on a journey to the farthest reaches of the solar system to find his lost father (Tommy Lee Jones)-will deconstruct the traditional notions of masculinity. (observer.com)

Crisis1

• Three years ago, British MP Diane Abbott warned of a "masculinity crisis" and the emergence of what she called "a Viagra and Jack Daniels culture. (askmen.com)

Traditional4

• During the Victorian era, masculinity underwent a transformation from traditional heroism. (wikipedia.org)
• Much like "traditional marriage," traditional masculinity is a compound of competing, conflicting ideals. (thedailybeast.com)
• This article will make the case that the alt-right is both inspired and defined by a discourse of anxiety about traditional white masculinity, which is seen as being artificially but powerfully 'degenerated', with catastrophic consequences for the nation. (eurozine.com)
• But what is 'traditional masculinity' anyway? (rt.com)

Struggles1

• Having grown up within the competitive confines of professional sport, Hig experienced firsthand the struggles of defining 'masculinity' within athletic spaces. (movember.com)

America1

• This motivated Woolbright to continue his studies and seek out answers and provide clarity about male masculinity in America that had puzzled him years ago. (cmich.edu)

Advocate1

• Here, they explore ways that masculinities can advocate and embody broader, deeper and wider care for the global through to local ('glocal') commons. (routledge.com)

Male7

• Evan Woolbright, a graduate ​​English Composition and Communication student, examines the role American media plays in challenging and reinforcing society's expectations of male masculinity. (cmich.edu)
• If the media continues portraying more complex male characters, such as Ted Lasso in Ted Lasso and Sam Wilson in Falcon and the Winter Soldier, who break the boundaries of masculinity, male audiences may feel empowered to do the same. (cmich.edu)
• In "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller and "A Streetcar named Desire" by Tennessee Williams, both authors analyze men and masculinity through their male protagonists. (ipl.org)
• A second part of the experiment yielded similar results: Male participants were asked to take a computer-based "masculinity test," for which they were told the median score was 72 out of a "completely masculine" 100. (salon.com)
• The line between Black male masculinity and being labeled everything but a straight, cisgender male seems to lie in one's painted nails, among a bazillion other inconsequential things. (yahoo.com)
• Fans and foes found common ground in hating on the rapper's finger paint but also Black male masculinity. (yahoo.com)
• linkage of the concept forced prostitution, genital mutilation, debt of masculinity to male honour or domi- bondage and infanticide [ 1 ]. (who.int)

Content1

• The derisive phrase "the year of anxious masculinity" rightfully summarized the general feel and content of much of what aired. (docudharma.com)

Mental Health1

• The findings of this study demonstrate the potential of therapeutic soccer workshops for the psychosocial rehabilitation of men with mental disorders - the users of these mental health services - based on social and cultural re-insertion through an activity that materially and symbolically constructs masculinity and what it means to be a man in Brazil . (bvsalud.org)

Behavior2

• This research shows that men are under very strong prescriptive norms to be a certain way, and they work hard to correct the image they project when their masculinity is under threat," study co-author Benoît Monin, a professor of organizational behavior and psychology at Stanford University, said . (salon.com)
• So, what can real men--those of us comfortable in our own skin and with our masculinity--do to help put an end to this inappropriate behavior? (reachma.org)

Activist1

• Paul M Pulé is an Australian scholar and activist specialising in men, masculinities and their impacts on others and self. (routledge.com)

Masculine1

• A paramount part of increasing LGBTQ+ acceptance in sports and traditionally masculine spaces, which in my opinion encompasses almost all spaces of society, is breaking down, reworking, and redefining the rules of masculinity. (movember.com)

Ways2

• The findings might seem amusing, but other studies have found that men compensate for a lack of masculinity in ways that aren't as innocuous. (salon.com)
• In this webinar on 1 April 2021, 14-16 (CET) , we unfold the ways in which crises, masculinities, and violences are intertwined by drawing on ethnographic fieldwork conducted in India, South Africa, and Vietnam. (lu.se)

Extent1

• To what extent masculinity is biologically or socially influenced is subject to debate. (wikipedia.org)

Women6

• This current era of hyper-masculinity includes the extreme objectification of women and the pornification of our culture. (askmen.com)
• Men who were told they scored low on masculinity tests were more likely to act aggressively, harass women and belittle other men. (salon.com)
• Hyper-masculinity was predictably glorified and exaggerated, women were shown to be little more than sexual objects, and blatant homophobia was present in a variety of ads. (docudharma.com)
• The association blames this masculinity for the fact that 90 percent of homicides in the US are committed by men, and for the fact that men are over three times more likely to die from suicide than women. (rt.com)
• Tim Fulford's emphasis, however, is neither on these limitations of the Kantian sublime, nor on the practical disempowerment of women in this period, but rather on the widespread quest for an ideal of 'masculinity' which is not only inherently fictive, but also plays a central role in conservative political and social discourses, among which those of Burke are most prominent. (erudit.org)
• Rather than focus our masculinity on harassment and violence toward women, real men channel our energy toward positive relationships, in and out of the workplace. (reachma.org)

Audiences1

• In over one hundred years of screen media, audiences have seen very little changes in the representations of masculinity. (cmich.edu)

Engagement1

• To explore this idea further, Woolbright analyzes representations of and audience engagement with masculinity across a variety of mainstream media, specifically television. (cmich.edu)

Expectations1

• You've outlined in previous interviews the perceptions and expectations of conforming to 'masculinity' in skiing - how do you think typical views of masculinity impacted your experience? (movember.com)

Violence1

• Manifestations of masculinity vis-à-vis others by the means of violence and harm indicate rupture and ruination. (lu.se)

Quest1

• The Quest for Masculinity" Man Up! (issuesetc.org)

Definition1

• Psychologists Hector Torres, Ramel L. Smith and William Seymour also believe the current definition of masculinity is very limited and they're seeking to expand the notion of maleness. (askmen.com)

Culture3

• Can we still change the culture of masculinity, or is it too late for anyone alive today? (askmen.com)
• Elliot Rodger's shooting spree will inevitably fuel the endless arguments about culture and responsibility, especially when it comes to masculinity and guns. (thedailybeast.com)
• His book - published in 2020 and now out in paperback - is a revealing piece of writing, one that walks the line between funny and serious and never strays too far from its core purpose: Black's attempt to talk to his college-age son about what it means to be a good man in a culture that seems very confused about masculinity. (vox.com)

Cultures1

• Standards of masculinity vary across different cultures and historical periods. (wikipedia.org)

Healthy2

• Whether it's gun control or healthy masculinity or both of these things. (salon.com)
• We recently received an email request to include on our library page a link to a resource, Promoting Healthy Masculinity Among. (ncfm.org)

American2

• And so I knew that we were overdue for a study about American Judaism and masculinity-not just another story about Jewish men, but a story about what manliness has meant, how men have imagined their own manliness and the manliness of other groups, and why these varieties of manliness matter for Judaism. (religiondispatches.org)
• American masculinity has never desired to truly examine itself in any detail. (docudharma.com)

View3

• 2423. Comparing the Biblical View of Masculinity with Andrew Tate's Teaching - Pr. (issuesetc.org)
• Abbott urged more action on the part of schools and parents to help boys see a less narrow view of masculinity. (askmen.com)
• John and Maria consider a recent commentary by comedian Bill Maher who challenges the view we have of masculinity and how we value it. (breakpoint.org)

Real1

• These heroes, which are meant to represent the best of society, thus impact the standards of masculinity in the real world. (cmich.edu)

Idea1

• The "Orange Boy" was therefore about him trying to fit into the idea of what masculinity was, who a man was and what type of life a man needs to live. (designindaba.com)

Means3

• That means that the qualities we value in one's character, in leadership positions, in the public sphere generally, are those qualities associated with masculinity. (thesocietypages.org)
• When Laura asked me to write a guest post about what masculinity means to me, I was caught off guard. (reachma.org)
• Turns out, masculinity means different things to different people. (reachma.org)

GOOD3

• I'm not a sociologist so I couldn't take them up on their generous offer, but in that moment I realized that neither scholars nor people within Jewish communities really have a good understanding of masculinity, how it works, or why it matters. (religiondispatches.org)
• We are experiencing a new respect for their old-fashioned masculinity, a new respect for physical courage, for strength and for the willingness to use both for the good of others. (familylife.com)
• The keynote will take place Tuesday, April 5 at 6 p.m. in Girvetz 1004 and on Wednesday, April 6 at 6 p.m. in the Women's Center Conference Room I will be co-presenting with my good friends Siavash Zohoori and Jason Ouyang about detoxifying masculinity. (dailynexus.com)

Desire1

• In "A Streetcar named Desire," Stanley and Mitch as the faces of men and masculinity inside this play. (ipl.org)

Study2

• The academic study of masculinity received increased attention during the late 1980s and early 1990s, with the number of courses on the subject in the United States rising from 30 to over 300. (wikipedia.org)
• According to a University of Washington study published last week in the journal Social Psychology, men tend to overcompensate when they feel their masculinity is threatened, downplaying their "feminine" tastes and playing up their "manliness. (salon.com)

Concept2

• The concept of masculinity varies historically and culturally. (wikipedia.org)
• 1-3 Since what constitutes masculinity has varied by time and place, according to Raewyn Connell, it is more appropriate to discuss "masculinities" than a single overarching concept. (wikipedia.org)

Sexuality1

• Key moments for the constitution of masculinity are the "two waves of sexuality" described by Freud (1905/1972): in the early infancy and in puberty, corresponding to the first and second individuation (Blos, 1979/1996). (bvsalud.org)