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The author discusses the evolution of conceptualizations of masculinity in psychoanalytic theory, between the monotheistic, phallic-narcissistic and seminal views, di7erentiating and interconnecting them. Secondly, the author re5ects on the sociocultural and clinical expressions of contemporary masculine identity. Finally, speci!c aspects of the experience of pleasure associated with masculinity, its psychic organization and speci!c manifestations are explored in depth. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Identity is personal elaboration built based on interaction within sociocultural historical context. The masculinity identity has its foundation in gender roles, which influence and determine the behavior of men. The main aim is analyze the psychological meaning of masculine identity in men of different generations. The mixed methodology, applied semantic network technique to 268 men, from three generational cohorts and of sexual diversity. The results show that the concept of "being a man" is well defined in the three populations, being the young and those of diversity who, with the transition from modernity to postmodernity, are forced to transform their masculine identity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Influences of the sociohistorical context and the course of life are fundamental axes to understand the constituent elements of masculinity, in men of 2 generational cohorts (baby boomers and millennials). Main is to analyze how the masculine identity is built, identifying its constituent elements, and how it is transformed in the course of life. A qualitative approach (historical-hermeneutic) is used through focus groups. It is established that masculinity is a dialectical process, between the biological, cultural and contextual, which influences the consolidation of masculinity from youth to old age. In conclusion, the men of both groups build their identity based on the patriarchal model, with minimal changes marked by their vital circumstances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although a close relationship is known to exist between masculinity and the medical profession, the similarities that exist between medical identity and masculinity have yet to be established. Based on qualitative research, this article presents three types of similarities between medical identity and masculinity: normative, about performance, and phenomenological. The first ones include explicit and tacit norms, particularly the strength required by medical identity, predicated on a heroic-military conception of masculinity. Performance affinities refer to the enactment of medical identity and masculinity, and include entitlement, mansplaining, and expressions of toxic masculinity. The phenomenological similarities show that doctors and men coincide in having contradictory experiences. The article concludes that medical identity is a masculinized professional identity, which encourages gender discrimination and sexual harassment within the Mexican medical field. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Individuals have the propensity to attribute certain characteristics to nations or regions, and those living within, although the accuracy of this is under debate. In this pretest, Portuguese participants were asked to evaluate men and women from 17 nationalities based on dimensions which might be related to individualistic- or collectivistic-oriented nations -- namely perceived masculinity, percentage of gays/lesbians in each group (PGL), and economic status. We predicted conceptualizations of nationality to trump gender triggers, resulting in general evaluations of individuals from each nation in this context-absent scenario. Results revealed strong relationships between men and women from the same nationality, and greater variability among nationalities in the evaluations of male targets, supporting the notion national stereotypes may be more representative of the men from each nation (i.e., androcentrism). Additionally, individualist-oriented nations were found to have higher PGL and economic status ratings when compared to collectivist-oriented nations, but both were perceived as equally masculine. Finally, gross domestic product per capita (GDPpc) of each nation appeared to somewhat act as a function of participants' judgements. Findings generalize literature to a Portuguese context, providing insight into the manner in which individuals may categorize those from various nationalities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Football allows to observe how the individuals involved in the game - athletes, fans, etc. - feel, see and perceive the world around us. This article aims to identify the imaginary of masculinity expressed in the chants of the fans of Grêmio, a football club from Porto Alegre. An on-site observation of the songs was made and based on the Discursive Analysis of Imaginaries and a theoretical survey on gender and masculinities, it was possible to confirm that the songs sung by the Grêmio fans privilege a hegemonic and heteronormative masculinity, which depreciates the rival using homophobic terms, values alcohol consumption, regionalism and belonging to the Club. Despite this, the songs also value homoaffectivity between fans of the same club, celebrating joy, love, celebration, and unity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Since Putin executed his invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, it has generated various responses in the real world and on social media. Among the most active users worldwide, Indonesian netizens contribute significantly to social media debates. It is intriguing since the past pattern indicates that Indonesian social media seldom generate a massive response to international affairs issues, especially those unrelated to Indonesia. However, in the case of Putin's Invasion, the Indonesian netizens behaved out of pattern by reproducing extensive narratives to support Russia's invasion by glorifying Putin's masculine side. In this paper, we trace how the narrative glorifying Putin's masculinities is constructed within Indonesian netizens' responses by interpreting Twitter data right after the first Russian attack from February 2022 to March 2022. Further, we also explain under what conditions the narratives emerge. We found that the narrative created two different patterns: the first pattern radiated romanticizing Putin's machoism aspect and, at the same time, feminizing the Indonesian government. We then argue that the supporting narratives are linked with how Indonesian gender relations are imbued with hegemonic masculinity products of the past Indonesian colonialism that shaped the praise for the hegemonic masculinity point of view. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this article we reflect on the difficulties of the First Command of the Capital (PCC) in institutionalizing itself in the state of Minas Gerais. Based on data made available in a criminal trial, obtained through wiretapping authorized by the court to scrutinize the structure of the PCC, we present the resistance that inmates and inhabitants of Minas Gerais have to the three structuring axes of the Command due to their demand for greater autonomy. We understand that this independence (i) for socialize within other inmates in prisons, (ii) for establish rules in the drug trade and (iii) for the use of violence can be read as part of a dynamic of masculinity. Therefore, sexist values, such as autonomy and the possibility of using violence to resolve conflicts, continue to play a prominent role in the nonsubsumption of "bandits" in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte (RMBH, acronym in Portuguese) to the PPC authority. The behavior of Minas Gerais criminals clash with the rules of the First Command of the Capital, especially the ones related to the rationalization and predictability of deaths. In short, Minas Gerais seems to approach the male criminal dynamics of Rio de Janeiro, but in a more fragmented way, given the absence of effective criminal governance in its territory, which implies constant disputes between small deviant groups [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study problematizes gender relations in Higher Education from the dichotomies between femininities and masculinities. Of qualitative approach, the production of narratives occurred through semi-structured individual interviews in three undergraduate courses at the University of Pernambuco, Petrolina Campus: Full Degree in Pedagogy, Full Degree in Mathematics and Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. In general, the production of data from the research points to the dissonances and processes of exclusion that cross the institutional daily life, the teaching and the curricula of the courses studied, regarding the maintenance of practices marked by sexism, binarisms and heteronormative patterns in the university. Higher education, according to the narratives analyzed, reproduces gender inequities that have hegemonic models of femininity and masculinity as the foundation for the maintenance of discourses and power mechanisms that have repercussions, especially in the experiences and formative processes of women and LGBTQIAP+ people. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Marital violence is a serious public health problem. Initiatives aimed at understanding the elements involved in domestic violence are relevant to better understand it and to develop intervention tools. This is a qualitative study and it aims to analyze and understand the conceptions of love relationships in the reports of men accused of conjugal violence and framed under Law 11.340, Maria da Penha, in a Brazilian capital. A Sociodemographic questionnaire and Focus Group were applied to data collection. Thematic Analysis was used to highlight the results concerning the concept of love relationships, couple's communication, and conflict resolution strategies and their subcategories. It was verified how much the traditional male figure faces a process of ambiguity in his social role, affecting the marital relationship. In addition, the use of violence as an ineffective strategy for conflict resolution and the love idealization occupy a prominent place. The importance of research and interventions in this population is emphasized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction. Sexism is a cognitive and behavioral pattern in which the male figure attributes to the female characters that reflect vulnerability and helplessness around all dimensions of development. Although this is a topic on international agendas, few are the academic studies aimed at investigating its presence in school pedagogical materials. Objective. The objective of this work is to analyze the academic books of language and social sciences linked to the academic proposal that offer a sample of public and private educational institutions belonging to the Colombian Caribbean sector (Cartagena de Indias) under the purpose of identifying possible sexist elements such as, for example, the predominance of male roles over female ones. Materials and method. Eight elementary and lower secondary school textbooks from the 2020-2021 period were selected from official and private educational institutions. An analysis of illustrations was carried out using an image reception matrix and a quantitative analysis using gender indicators. Results. The results indicate a survival of sexist standards in seven of the eight books analyzed, highlighting the imbalance in the number of female illustrations, and indicators of presence and relevance in relation to the male gender. Conclusions. The findings obtained invite the educational community to review in greater detail the illustrations that they attach to the curricular content offered in their schoolbooks, given that the disproportion observed promotes the sexist imaginary and the notion of helplessness in the female student community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article aims to analyze the perceptions of working men, fathers, married and qualified about the division of domestic activities when compared to the dedication of their female partners who also work. Is a qualitative study, a case study. Twenty-five semi-structured interviews were carried out and analyzed based on content analysis techniques. The work expands the discussion regarding the difficulty of men in seeing the domestic tasks that need to be performed. The findings also add new information regarding the reasons that lead men to participate less in the division of domestic work. The present study expands the debate on social roles, carried out by both men and women, which is of vital importance towards gender equity in the workplace and at home. There is a lack of studies in the area of management that seek to understand the meaning of masculinity from the point of view of men in the current context, exploring the spheres of work, family and how these perceptions reflect on current theories and relations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Based on the Classical Reception Studies, the aim of this paper is to examine the establishment of discourses of power and masculinity in three films: Spartacus, directed by Stanley Kubrick, Gladiator, by Ridley Scott, and Satyricon, by Federico Fellini. Building up an analysis focused on the film protagonists, their costumes and bodies appearance, the symbolic meanings of masculinity and contemporary cultural clashes, the paper discusses how the dialogues between past and present not only build hegemonic narratives of masculinity, but also provoke its deconstruction in the context of the counterculture of the 1960s. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article analyses the relationship between masculine identity and ambivalent sexism, considering concepts of masculinity and culture of honour as mediating variables in this relationship. For this purpose, two studies were carried out with male participants from two regions of Brazil, Midwest (119 participants) and Northeast (117 participants). The results indicated that the concepts of masculinity are mediators of the relationship between masculine identity and ambivalent sexism. In contrast, the culture of honour did not remain significant in the mediation model. We conclude that the conception of masculinity based on hegemonic precepts of gender restates masculine superiority in detriment to the feminine, naturalizes sexism and violent behaviour for maintenance of masculine identity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reflecting from the lived experience, being this a vehicle for the construction of knowledge, has been fundamental to carry out this text. It is derived from a part of my doctoral research, it is simply a provocation to let out issues such as masculinity, fatherhood and pediatric violence, which were emerging with a different type of writing and in a revealing way. With the aim of doing an exercise in ekphrasis through a description of a very intimate personal photograph, I have allowed myself to make this reflection from the perspective of evocative autoethnography. Using layered storytelling, where collection and analysis are done simultaneously. I make use, on the one hand, to discipline, outside of my training as a health professional, but understanding at the same time that this way of building knowledge from a personal experience to understand a cultural experience involves me, not just an act of vulnerability before the unknown, but a lot of learning, where the deconstruction and re-construction has been permanent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The aim of this theoretical study is to problematize how misogynistic and anti-feminist discourses are produced and disseminated in the contemporary digital world. The concept of hegemonic masculinity is brought up to problematize the discursive formations that materialize through ideas imported from foreign sites in Brazilian digital platforms. We highlight the current misogynistic discourse in forums aligned to the new right (alt-right), which has taken shelter under the umbrella term manosphere ("male sphere"), a set of online pages and social networks connected by their "ultramasculine" content. We identify an allegorical device - the Red Pill, adopted in the manosphere to name the process by which men/users finally become aware of the "reality" of the "feminist dictatorship" that subjugates heterosexual masculinity. Supported by the theoretical framework of gender studies and cultural studies we propose to understand this phenomenon out of the analysis of text messages and posts extracted from the digital universe that seek to delimit the "truly man" to the detriment of submissive masculinities (beta, as the non-dominant ones are called). We conclude that misogynistic discursive flows find a fertile ground to proliferate in the digital world, engendering discursive practices that converge to reinforce male domination. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This paper aims to discuss how images in the covers of Brazilian rock albums from the 1960s mediated masculinity ideals, in a period in which gender definitions were suffering the impact of important sign reterritorializations. From theoretical-methodological assumption that culture is composed of cultural texts and codified in various sign systems, based on semiotics of culture we observe aspects of masculinity representations in the cover images with a focus on gender constructions. As result, we highlight continuities patterns of hegemonic masculinity in images and semantic discontinuities in representations. This reveals how historically marked masculinity ideals were inscribed in images and how new representations began to be used on the covers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Objective: To present and to discuss denotations and practices about parenthood and masculinity that occur in parenting, and that lead to the social reproduction of patriarchal hegemonic patterns or the emergence of alternative ways of being a man in today's society. Methodology: A qualitative study theoretically based on symbolic interactionism; information processing and analysis were carried out with a grounded theory approach. Parents from a public school in Medellín were engaged in the study; 6 interviews and a discussion group were conducted. Results: Denotations and practices about masculinities and parenting that reproduce patriarchy were described, and others that tend toward alternative or collaborative forms of parenting were described as well. Likewise, promoters of the transition to masculinities and collaborative parenting are described. Conclusion: Parenting has a decisive role in perpetuating patriarchy, but at the same time, it has the potential to promote necessary transformations in favor of masculinities and parentings committed to gender equality. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present study aimed to develop, based on the Negative Attitudes Toward Effeminacy Scale (NATE), a scale to measure negative attitudes about effeminacy aimed at heterosexual men and produce evidence of validity. The scale was called the Negative Attitudes Toward Effeminacy for Heterosexuals Scale (ANAH). A judicious adaptation process were performed for the target audience and conducted a survey of 414 heterosexual male, older than 18 years with a mean age 26.06 years (SD = 7.36). From an Exploratory and Confirmatory Factor Analysis, it was found that the items had adequate factor loads, that the retained factor had internal consistency (α= 0.939) and that the adjustment indexes produced were satisfactory. The results suggest that ANAH is suitable for use in Brazil. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective. Describe health outcomes for men based on analysis of their interrelationship with masculinities, which will make it possible to identify actions to improve health outcomes of men, women, and children. Methods. Update and expansion of the findings stated in the report on Masculinities and Health in the Region of the Americas, published by the Pan American Health Organization in 2019, which was based on a targeted, up-to-date search for secondary data on men's health and other research addressing the topic. Results. Men's and women's health is different, not only because of biological factors, but also because of gender constructs and inequalities, and the intersection of social determinants. Considerable differences are seen in mortality and morbidity patterns by sex over the life course, including men's over-mortality from preventable causes such as violent deaths, road accidents, and use of alcohol and other drugs (cocaine, cannabis, and amphetamines, among others). Several causes of mortality and morbidity are linked to expressions of the hegemonic model of masculinity, which endangers the overall health of men and people close to them. Conclusions. We propose the adoption of coordinated and intersectoral policies with a relational and intersectional gender perspective that includes men, in order to generate health actions in all policies aimed at men in all their diversity, with positive consequences as well for children, adolescents, and women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article will address the construction of masculinities and the culture of virility in the category of coal miners in southern Brazil, in the coal region of Santa Catarina between the 1940s and 1970s. From the references of masculinity and hegemonic masculinity, first the miner will be analyzed in his work environment, the coal mines, as they were the space where they spent the most time. Then, we will go through other spaces of male sociability, such as bars, prostitution areas and cockfights, to identify other places where such practices were socially reproduced. Therefore, from aspects of a class culture, it will be discussed how the construction of male honor and its social practices are intertwined in the formation of masculinity of miners as a central element of their lives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]