Masculinity

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Health & Medicine

What drives Intimate Partner Sexual Violence?

We need to bring together the sometimes unique factors behind Intimate Partner Sexual Violence if we are to better understand and counter it

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Arts & Culture

Narcissus and the drawbacks of being a hot teenage boy

The myth of Narcissus as told by the Roman poet Ovid isn’t so much about narcissism and self-discovery, as about what it is to transgress the norms of male sexuality

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Health & Medicine

How challenging masculine stereotypes is good for men

The American Psychological Association’s new guidelines recognise traditional masculinity as being harmful to men themselves. Here are the key messages we all need to know.

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Health & Medicine

Supporting men to end family violence

Helping men understand and change their behaviours is an important part of addressing family violence

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Health & Medicine

Men’s self-reliance linked to risk of self-harm

Data from nearly 14,000 men shows those who strongly identify as self-reliant are more likely to have suicidal thoughts

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Arts & Culture

The myth of Testosterone Rex

Our long-held views on what causes gender differences are wrong. A new book argues it’s much more complicated than we think

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