Jon Ronson’s new book on the masculinity crisis was sparked by his son’s strange journey to a castle in upstate New York and a series of late-night text messages.
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Rather than focusing only on what men should stop doing, we should also pay greater attention to the kinds of men we hope they become.
Want a deeper voice to sound more ‘manly’?
Why faking it might appeal to other men, but not women.
Testosterone has been hijacked. It’s no longer just a hormone but a measure of US military might.
Mamet’s classic play is famous for its macho swagger. A recent production suggests the real subject was always work and power.
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is requiring service members to screen for low testosterone levels. Ironically, the military lifestyle itself is more likely to lower T levels.
Caring for bees requires patience in place of speed, attentiveness rather than dominance and cooperation instead of competition.
The boundaries of heterosexuality are bending for women but not for men, who appear to have less room to explore and are bound to a more rigid, traditional concept of masculinity.
Australian primary school principals have called for more male primary school teachers, saying boys need more ‘male role models’.
Dads today are spending dramatically more time with their kids than they did a generation ago. But there’s a less encouraging trend tucked into this development.
Boys want to change the narrative, and education is vital in helping them.
It’s showtime! …Erecting a mixed martials arts arena at the White House and hinting that it might just become a permanent fixture is a nod to power that draws on force and spectacle.
As podcasts have moved from an amateur pursuit to a commercialised powerhouse, their power to impact men’s mental health has been revealed.
Three videos, three very different messages about masculinity and health. New research shows this is how the manosphere finds young men.
Being a boy who expresses themselves can be a risky enterprise.
Over the past 10 years, masculinism has moved from the fringes to the centre of public debate, driven by social media and its viral dynamics.
Denying Jewish men’s masculinity, or blaming them for weakening ‘traditional’ masculinity, has long been part of antisemitism.
New research shows community groups are helping men open up about mental health and challenge traditional ideas of masculinity.
Finding ways to communicate effectively with men about vasectomies is key to persuading them to have the procedure.
Amid a masculinity crisis driven by status anxiety and socioeconomic shifts, young men and boys are turning to physical transformations to assert dominance and self-mastery.
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Professor of Sociology, School of Justice, Queensland University of Technology
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Research Professor, Masculinities Studies, School of Education, University of Calgary
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Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Masculinities Scholar, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Professor of Communication Studies, Colorado State University
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Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, Newcastle University
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Professor of American History, Università di Torino
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Professor Emerita (social science), University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Richmond
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Lecturer, Monash University
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Associate Professor at the Health Services Management Centre, University of Birmingham
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Academic Enhancement Lead, De Montfort University
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Senior Lecturer, Australian College of Applied Psychology
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Insights Researcher, University of Bristol
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Associate Professor, Federation University Australia