A Matter of Life and Death? Men, Masculinities and Staying 'Behind' in Rural Ireland
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4445978 |
|---|---|
| Authors | C N Laoire (0000-0001-5240-6780, Queen's University Belfast, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 41 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 220-236 |
| Publication date | 2001-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociologia Ruralis (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0038-0199 • E-ISSN: 1467-9523 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1467-9523.00179 |
| OpenAlex | W2017051310 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 86 |
This paper is set within the context of a growing interest in the gendered nature of rurality and of rural life, and in particular in the context of an emerging literature on rural masculinities. It focuses on rural men and in particular on the phenomenon of rising male rural suicide rates. The paper reviews existing research in order to ascertain the validity of popular claims of high and rising suicide rates among young men in rural Ireland, and explores possible explanations for this phenomenon. It draws on medical and psychological literature but sets this material in a wider geographical context, focusing on processes of contemporary rural restructuring and the oft-cited masculinity crisis. The paper concludes that in order to understand the processes behind rising male suicide rates, we need to understand the struggles for power and identity that are going on in places, and the movements of people in and out of places. Therefore geography and gender studies can contribute to a greater understanding of the phenomenon, suggesting that this is an area that merits further interdisciplinary research
Context (archaeology) · Economic growth · Economics · Geography · Masculinity · Phenomenon · Political science · Power (physics) · Restructuring · Rural area · Rurality · Sociology · Gender Studies · Law · Rural development and sustainability
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| Unique citing works | 86 |
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| Citations per year | 3,58 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2025 (24) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 80 |