This article examines the intersection of masculinity and revolutionary violence in Vânia Bambirra’s critiques of Régis Debray’s foco theory. It contends that Bambirra’s contributions to the debate on the use of violence in revolutionary contexts are part of a broader political proposal that complements dependency theory. Focusing on the Cuban Revo...
Published in Personality & social psychology bulletin
Three experiments (N = 943) tested whether men (but not women) responded to gender threats with increased concern about how one looks in the eyes of others (i.e., public discomfort) and subsequent anger that, in turn, predicted attitudes about sexual violence. Consistent with predictions, for men, learning that one is like a woman was associated wi...
Published in Frontiers in Psychology
The attractiveness of bad boys can be seen as a cultural phenomenon that can be found in different areas of society and art. In the media, too, the bad boy fulfills social expectations in terms of masculinity and is often portrayed as dominant, violent, hard, unemotional and aggressive. Women may feel attracted to this male dominance under certain ...
The evolution of men’s fashion and lifestyle magazines in Spain since the 1970s reflects shifts in male identity, influenced by the country’s transition from dictatorship to democracy and the liberalizing period of el Destape. This study examines how these magazines capture the adaptations of the “modern man”, emphasizing his pursuit of freedom and...
Published in Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
Introduction Hearing loss and Deafness/deafness affects as much as 5% of the world's population and has a considerable health and economic burden. We explored the relationship with hearing and hearing aids as well as other assistive technology for health in general with a cohort of UK adults who have conductive hearing loss. We anticipated that ins...
L’analyse des occurrences des termes pudor, uerecundia et de leurs dérivés dans les épisodes d’attitudes transgressives commises par des hommes dans la littérature latine permet, en négatif, de percevoir quelles étaient les valeurs propres à la masculinité dans les schémas de pensées dominants. Les hommes impudici semblent en effet être la véritabl...
Monarch Services has been in Santa Cruz County since 1977, providing crucial support to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault through a range of programs, including crisis intervention, youth support, and emergency shelter. The organization serves approximately 1,500 survivors annually, with a strong focus on Latino communities and bili...
Published in Gender Studies
This paper examines comparatively the potential feminist work done by two recent films, Promising Young Woman (2020) and Barbie (2023). By employing the concepts of (male) entitlement and patriarchy, we argue that pushing the concept of patriarchy to the center of a discourse propagated by means of commercial success can have the effect of strength...
Published in Frontiers in Psychology
Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), this study presents and tests an integrated model to investigate how individual cultural values influence tourists’ decisions when selecting sustainable accommodation. This study aims to examine the cultural impact on sustainable accommodation choices from the perspectives of tourists in three cultural...
