This article is an overview of Peruvian studies and research on men masculinities. field study has around forty years existence Peru contributed with scholarship that advances the both theoretically methodologically. identifies seven main areas prioritized by social scientists: 1) construction masculinities; 2) masculinities gender violence; 3) reconstruction relearning 4) paternities; 5) emoti...

This paper will address the need for gender issues and the discourses of power to be explored within resilient frameworks for successful outcomes for at-risk males in intervention programs. Due to the western valorisation of traditional masculinities, the 'backlash politics' debate internationally constrains the challenges to the existing gender order within intervention programs. The discussio...

BACKGROUND To date, whilst there have been many published studies exploring the links between masculinity and HIV, not much work has been done to explore how an HIV-positive diagnosis impacts men's sense of masculinity and contextualizing the masculinities as fluid and changing. OBJECTIVE To explore how human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) impacts the lives of men and their constructions of mas...

BACKGROUND Perception of Masculinity plays an important role in men's lifestyles and health behaviors. Although, the importance of masculinity has been widely discussed in men's health literature, very little is known about the meanings of masculinity in the Malaysian setting. This research aimed to explore the meanings of masculinity among Malaysian university men. METHODS This qualitative s...

Men’s boxing is a sport with successful, high profile and affluent participants and one that includes many of the very much less well off. It has traditionally involved high participation by men from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. The sport is beset by contradictions, between racism and opportunity, discipline and excess, beautiful bodies and those that are fractured and damaged, and be...