Joseph A Kilgallen
Biographic Data
| ID | 211484 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph A Kilgallen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph A |
| FAMILY NAME | Kilgallen |
| SIGNATURE | KILGALLEN J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Santa Barbara |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4266-955X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
A snake with no teeth
In this urbanizing Tanzanian community, supportive men may face reputational harm, social exclusion, and even physical violence—particularly from other men and elders. • Supportive men’s marriage prospects, sexuality, and reproductive capabilities are often subject to scrutiny. • Urbanization appears to introduce new incentives for men to support women’s empowerment, including social prestige, access to novel employment, and increased adaptabilit…
Prestige and gender role ideology
With the objective of informing theoretical accounts of social learning and gendered conflict, we explore the role of prestige in the formation of men’s beliefs about gender in a semi-rural but fast urbanizing community in north-western Tanzania. Using focus groups and participant observation, we contrast the extent to which young men view elders and men from the neighbouring city as prestigious, and the beliefs they ascribe to each category. Eld…
You are Married by the Woman
Engaging men in women's empowerment is a global priority, yet there is still limited understanding of how men's support for women's empowerment is conceptualized across diverse demographic groups, particularly within communities undergoing change. This gap is especially critical in rural-urbanizing contexts, representative of many contemporary Global South settings, where individuals navigate tensions between respecting tradition while responding…
Misperception of peer beliefs reinforces inequitable gender norms among Tanzanian men
Gender role ideology, i.e. beliefs about how genders should behave, is shaped by social learning. Accordingly, if perceptions about the beliefs of others are inaccurate this may impact trajectories of cultural change. Consistent with this premise, recent studies report evidence of a tendency to overestimate peer support for inequitable gender norms, especially among men, and that correcting apparent ‘norm misperception’ promotes transitions to re…
What do other men think? Understanding (mis)perceptions of peer gender role ideology among young Tanzanian men
Peer influence in adolescence and early adulthood is critical to the formation of beliefs about appropriate behaviour for each gender. Complicating matters, recent studies suggest that men overestimate peer support for inequitable gender norms. Combined with social conformity, this susceptibility to 'norm misperception' may represent a barrier to women's empowerment. However, why men misperceive peer beliefs remains unclear. Working in an urbaniz…
He for she? Variation and exaggeration in men's support for women's empowerment in northern Tanzania
He for she? Variation and exaggeration in men's support for women's empowerment in northern Tanzania
Misperception of peer beliefs reinforces inequitable gender norms among Tanzanian men
Gender role ideology, i.e. beliefs about how genders should behave, is shaped by social learning. Accordingly, if perceptions about the beliefs of others are inaccurate this may impact trajectories of cultural change. Consistent with this premise, recent studies report evidence of a tendency to overestimate peer support for inequitable gender norms, especially among men, and that correcting apparent ‘norm misperception’ promotes transitions to re…
What do other men think? Understanding (mis)perceptions of peer gender role ideology among young Tanzanian men
Peer influence in adolescence and early adulthood is critical to the formation of beliefs about appropriate behaviour for each gender. Complicating matters, recent studies suggest that men overestimate peer support for inequitable gender norms. Combined with social conformity, this susceptibility to 'norm misperception' may represent a barrier to women's empowerment. However, why men misperceive peer beliefs remains unclear. Working in an urbaniz…
You are Married by the Woman
Engaging men in women's empowerment is a global priority, yet there is still limited understanding of how men's support for women's empowerment is conceptualized across diverse demographic groups, particularly within communities undergoing change. This gap is especially critical in rural-urbanizing contexts, representative of many contemporary Global South settings, where individuals navigate tensions between respecting tradition while responding…
He for she? Variation and exaggeration in men's support for women's empowerment in northern Tanzania
Misperception of peer beliefs reinforces inequitable gender norms among Tanzanian men
Gender role ideology, i.e. beliefs about how genders should behave, is shaped by social learning. Accordingly, if perceptions about the beliefs of others are inaccurate this may impact trajectories of cultural change. Consistent with this premise, recent studies report evidence of a tendency to overestimate peer support for inequitable gender norms, especially among men, and that correcting apparent ‘norm misperception’ promotes transitions to re…
What do other men think? Understanding (mis)perceptions of peer gender role ideology among young Tanzanian men
Peer influence in adolescence and early adulthood is critical to the formation of beliefs about appropriate behaviour for each gender. Complicating matters, recent studies suggest that men overestimate peer support for inequitable gender norms. Combined with social conformity, this susceptibility to 'norm misperception' may represent a barrier to women's empowerment. However, why men misperceive peer beliefs remains unclear. Working in an urbaniz…
A snake with no teeth
In this urbanizing Tanzanian community, supportive men may face reputational harm, social exclusion, and even physical violence—particularly from other men and elders. • Supportive men’s marriage prospects, sexuality, and reproductive capabilities are often subject to scrutiny. • Urbanization appears to introduce new incentives for men to support women’s empowerment, including social prestige, access to novel employment, and increased adaptabilit…
Prestige and gender role ideology
With the objective of informing theoretical accounts of social learning and gendered conflict, we explore the role of prestige in the formation of men’s beliefs about gender in a semi-rural but fast urbanizing community in north-western Tanzania. Using focus groups and participant observation, we contrast the extent to which young men view elders and men from the neighbouring city as prestigious, and the beliefs they ascribe to each category. Eld…
You are Married by the Woman
Engaging men in women's empowerment is a global priority, yet there is still limited understanding of how men's support for women's empowerment is conceptualized across diverse demographic groups, particularly within communities undergoing change. This gap is especially critical in rural-urbanizing contexts, representative of many contemporary Global South settings, where individuals navigate tensions between respecting tradition while responding…
Tanzania (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Socioeconomics (4 works) · Empowerment (3 works) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works)