Men Alone, Men Entwined: Reconsidering Colonial Masculinity

Masculinity and food ideals of men who live alone.

Most studies of social aspects of foods have focused on people in multi-person households, often from the perspective of women. Little is known about the food-related experiences of men who live alone. We therefore conducted a qualitative study with 12 men aged 27-47 who lived alone in Vancouver, Canada. Our goals were to explore their food-related ideals, and their perceptions of how those ide...

Men, masculinity and "gender in development".

Articles and training materials on gender issues always talk about women. This focus is logical given the main goal of fostering the involvement of women as equal partners in the development process. The problems faced by men are rarely considered. Moreover, gender training, one of the core strategies of gender and development practice, rarely addresses men's experiences as men. By ignoring...

Masculinity causes speeding in young men.

The goal of this study was to examine if masculinity is causally responsible for speeding in young men. Participants (83 males) were randomly assigned to a masculine, feminine, or neutral priming condition. Priming consisted in active listening to either masculine, feminine, or neutral words coming from the car radio while driving in a high-end driving simulator. Results showed that when the co...

Work and Masculinity among Peruvian Urban Men

Psychology of Men & Masculinity Real Men Don't Eat (Vegetable) Quiche: Masculinity and the Justification of Meat Consumption