Cool Pose: The Dilemmas of Black Manhood in America.
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TL;DR: How factors such as ethnicity, economic status, educational level, sexual orientation and social context influence the kind of masculinity that men construct and contribute to differential health risks among men in the United States is explored.
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...Among some African American men and boys, ``toughness, violence and disregard of death and danger become the hallmark of survival in a world that does not respond to reasonable e orts to belong and achieve'' (Majors and Billson, 1992, p. 34)....
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...Additional health-related beliefs and behaviours that can be used in the demonstration of hegemonic masculinity include the denial of weakness or vulnerability, emotional and physical control, the appearance of being strong and robust, dismissal of any need for help, a ceaseless interest in sex,…...
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...Similarly, poor health beliefs and behaviours are used by men and boys to construct masculinities in conjunction with the use of other behaviours such as crime (Messerschmidt, 1993), work (Pyke, 1996) and being ``cool'' (Majors and Billson, 1992)....
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...For example, the application of sunscreen to prevent skin cancer Ð the most rapidly increasing cancer in the United States (CDC, 1995a) Ð may require the rejection of a variety of social constructions: masculine men are unconcerned about health matters; masculine men are invulnerable to disease;…...
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...But . . . if you ®ght back . . . you're cool'' (Majors and Billson, 1992, p. 26)....
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TL;DR: The case for culturally relevant pedagogy is discussed in this article, where the authors present a case study of culturally relevant teaching in the context of teaching in a high-technology environment, and discuss its application in education.
Abstract: (1995). But that's just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy. Theory Into Practice: Vol. 34, Culturally Relevant Teaching, pp. 159-165.
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TL;DR: Lorber as discussed by the authors argues that gender is a product of socialization, subject to human agency, organization, and interpretation, and that it is a social institution comparable to the economy, the family, and religion in its significance and consequences.
Abstract: In this innovative book, a well-known feminist and sociologist-who is also the founding editor of Gender & Society-challenges our most basic assumptions about gender. Judith Lorber argues that gender is wholly a product of socialization, subject to human agency, organization, and interpretation, and that it is a social institution comparable to the economy, the family, and religion in its significance and consequences. Calling into question the inevitability and necessity of gender, she envisions a society structured for equality, where no gender, racial ethnic, or social class group is allowed to monopolize positions of power.
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TL;DR: The Boy Turn has produced a large corpus of theoretically oriented and practice-oriented research alongside popular and rhetorical works and feminist and pro-feminist responses, each of which is reviewed in this article.
Abstract: Although the majority of research in gender and education has rightly focused on girls, recent research in the United States and elsewhere has focused much more on the learning, social outcomes, and schooling experiences of boys. This “boy turn” has produced a large corpus of theoretically oriented and practice-oriented research alongside popular and rhetorical works and feminist and pro-feminist responses, each of which this article reviews. To answer why boys have become such a concern at this time, this article explores the origins and motivations of the boy turn, examines major critiques of the distress about boys, and suggests possible directions for debates and research.
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...They occasionally develop a “cool pose” (Majors & Billson, 1993) to create and retain what power they can (see also Dance, 2002; Sewell, 1997)....
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01 Jun 2005
TL;DR: This paper explored what a gender perspective means when applied to young men in Africa focusing on conflict violence and HIV/AIDS and argued for the application of a more sophisticated gender analysis that also includes men and youth.
Abstract: Gender is increasingly used as an analytical framework in program and policy development for youth in Africa but in most cases gender refers almost exclusively to the disadvantages that women and girls face. Given the extent of gender inequalities in sub-Saharan Africa an almost exclusive focus on women and girls has been appropriate. However a gender perspective and gender mainstreaming have too often ignored the gender of men and boys. The aim of this paper is to explore what a gender perspective means when applied to young men in Africa focusing on conflict violence and HIV/AIDS. It explores the construction of manhoods in Africa and argues for the application of a more sophisticated gender analysis that also includes men and youth. The authors carried out an extensive literature review identified promising programs applying a gender perspective to work with young men carried out 50 informant interviews with staff working with young men in Botswana Nigeria South Africa and Uganda and 23 focus group discussions and interviews with young men in Nigeria South Africa and Uganda. (excerpt)
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TL;DR: How factors such as ethnicity, economic status, educational level, sexual orientation and social context influence the kind of masculinity that men construct and contribute to differential health risks among men in the United States is explored.
3,629 citations
TL;DR: The case for culturally relevant pedagogy is discussed in this article, where the authors present a case study of culturally relevant teaching in the context of teaching in a high-technology environment, and discuss its application in education.
Abstract: (1995). But that's just good teaching! The case for culturally relevant pedagogy. Theory Into Practice: Vol. 34, Culturally Relevant Teaching, pp. 159-165.
2,684 citations
Book•
[...]
TL;DR: Lorber as discussed by the authors argues that gender is a product of socialization, subject to human agency, organization, and interpretation, and that it is a social institution comparable to the economy, the family, and religion in its significance and consequences.
Abstract: In this innovative book, a well-known feminist and sociologist-who is also the founding editor of Gender & Society-challenges our most basic assumptions about gender. Judith Lorber argues that gender is wholly a product of socialization, subject to human agency, organization, and interpretation, and that it is a social institution comparable to the economy, the family, and religion in its significance and consequences. Calling into question the inevitability and necessity of gender, she envisions a society structured for equality, where no gender, racial ethnic, or social class group is allowed to monopolize positions of power.
1,642 citations
TL;DR: The Boy Turn has produced a large corpus of theoretically oriented and practice-oriented research alongside popular and rhetorical works and feminist and pro-feminist responses, each of which is reviewed in this article.
Abstract: Although the majority of research in gender and education has rightly focused on girls, recent research in the United States and elsewhere has focused much more on the learning, social outcomes, and schooling experiences of boys. This “boy turn” has produced a large corpus of theoretically oriented and practice-oriented research alongside popular and rhetorical works and feminist and pro-feminist responses, each of which this article reviews. To answer why boys have become such a concern at this time, this article explores the origins and motivations of the boy turn, examines major critiques of the distress about boys, and suggests possible directions for debates and research.
466 citations
01 Jun 2005
TL;DR: This paper explored what a gender perspective means when applied to young men in Africa focusing on conflict violence and HIV/AIDS and argued for the application of a more sophisticated gender analysis that also includes men and youth.
Abstract: Gender is increasingly used as an analytical framework in program and policy development for youth in Africa but in most cases gender refers almost exclusively to the disadvantages that women and girls face. Given the extent of gender inequalities in sub-Saharan Africa an almost exclusive focus on women and girls has been appropriate. However a gender perspective and gender mainstreaming have too often ignored the gender of men and boys. The aim of this paper is to explore what a gender perspective means when applied to young men in Africa focusing on conflict violence and HIV/AIDS. It explores the construction of manhoods in Africa and argues for the application of a more sophisticated gender analysis that also includes men and youth. The authors carried out an extensive literature review identified promising programs applying a gender perspective to work with young men carried out 50 informant interviews with staff working with young men in Botswana Nigeria South Africa and Uganda and 23 focus group discussions and interviews with young men in Nigeria South Africa and Uganda. (excerpt)
426 citations