Masculinities, Plural

Dados Bibliográficos

ID8335676
AutoresEthel Spector Person (135 Central Park West #11 South New York, NY 10023, autor correspondente)
Ano2006
Volume54
Fascículo4
Páginas1165-1186
Data de publicação2006-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0003-0651 • E-ISSN: 1941-2460
EditoraSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00030651060540041501
PMID17354492
OpenAlexW4256671133
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11
Referências citadas9

Masculinity cannot be regarded as a single entity. Both within Western culture and across cultures, a wide variety of masculinities are easily observable. Yet masculinity is so often contrasted with femininity that the many differences among men are at times obscured. To in part correct this deficiency, various “psychologies” of men are explored, as well as the cultural components that shape a society's ideas of what constitutes masculinity. Male heterosexuality and homosexuality are also examined, as are a number of the fantasies and fears that men typically experience. What cannot be left out of any exploration of male psychology are those sources of strength that permit so many men to fiercely protect their families and, when called upon, to fight their country's wars. Nonetheless, the differences between individual men are significant and can even be said to be vast

Femininity · Heterosexuality · Homosexuality · Male Homosexuality · Masculinity · Men who have sex with men · Plural · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics) · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Identity, Memory, and Therapy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics