Women in sexual relationships with men may change their own sexual behavior in an effort to protect their partners' perceived manhood, a new study finds. The more women perceived their partner's sense of masculinity as fragile, ...
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Jan 31, 2022
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The firefighting profession has a strong trademark characterised by heroes and masculinity. This image is commonly reinforced not only in media but also for example in the firemen calendars produced by the firefighters themselves. ...
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Jun 27, 2011
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Sociologists at BYU and Ball State have found that a majority of fathers today are relatively involved in their children's lives.
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Jun 12, 2018
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Financial pressure and workplace stress lead some American men to take on home improvement projects, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
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Apr 9, 2013
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(Phys.org)—When Stanford's football season started up last Friday, "Why football?" probably wasn't the question on the minds of most fans. But for Mitchell Stevens, an associate professor at Stanford's School of Education, ...
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Sep 6, 2012
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Today's men express their maleness in different ways. Some adhere to more traditional models of masculinity, characterized by beliefs in male superiority and endorsement of risky or violent behaviors. Others embrace more ...
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Apr 21, 2023
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(Phys.org)—Working-class couples who buck convention and live together rather than marry take on traditional roles when it comes to housework, according to a new study by a Cornell sociologist.
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Jan 23, 2013
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In Boys Will Be Boys, Australia's most prominent contemporary feminist, Clementine Ford, works toward dismantling the idea that feminism is harming men. Instead, she proposes—as feminists have consistently maintained—that ...
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Sep 26, 2018
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What does it mean to a man in America? A new book by a Portland State University professor takes a deep dive into this question through in-depth interviews with 66 transgender men across the U.S.
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Mar 25, 2019
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Gang violence is a deeply rooted problem in many impoverished communities across South Africa. This not only significantly affects the young people involved, but has adverse effects on communities: psychological violence, ...
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Oct 12, 2021
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