Male rates of suicide are significantly higher than female rates in Ireland and other Western countries, yet the process and detail of men's suicidal action is relatively unknown. This is partly due to prevailing theoretical and methodological approaches. In this area of study, macro-level, quantitative approaches predominate; and theoretical frameworks tend to adopt unitary notions of men, as ...

Once known only as Bodybuilding and Women’s Bodybuilding, the sport has grown to include multiple competition categories that both limit and expand opportunities for female bodybuilders. While the creation of additional categories, such as Fitness, Figure, Bikini, and Physique, appears to make the sport more inclusive to more variations and interpretation of the feminine, muscular physique, it ...

This paper examines the cultural phenomenon of ‘new burlesque’, a subculture in which young women take part in striptease performances which invoke the iconic styles and routines associated with mid-20th century cabaret. By reading burlesque websites alongside the celebrity culture and advertising, the article examines how the retro styles of dress and make-up associated with this subculture ha...

abstract the purpose of this article is to investigate the construction of femininity in rakhshan bani-e’temad’s cinema. the main question here is the aesthetic and social form of femininity in bani-e’temad’s feminine cinema. in order to study this issue, the researchers have used a series of categories in women’s social studies on the femininity construction ; categories such as motherhood, ma...

Background Alcohol marketing influences drinking practices, and this helps shape how gender identities are constructed. This paper presents research exploring women who sober manage negotiate their non-drinking in neo-liberal contexts that market alcohol products consumption as a defining feature of feminine identities.Methods Semi-structured in-depth interviews (n = 15) online content produced...