Alexander M Ishungisa
Biographic Data
| ID | 3833076 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexander M Ishungisa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexander M |
| FAMILY NAME | Ishungisa |
| SIGNATURE | ISHUNGISA A M |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institute for Medical Research, Mwanza/Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 3 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Gender Roles and Identity Studies (3 works) · Tanzania (3 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Empowerment (2 works) · Focus group (2 works) · Gender Politics and Representation (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Perception (2 works) · Political science (2 works)