I'm in Control
Compensatory Manhood in a Therapeutic Community
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2367502 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Matthew B Ezzell (James Madison University), Matthew Ezzell (0000-0002-4021-392X, James Madison University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 190-215 |
| Publication date | 2012-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Gender & Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0891-2432 • E-ISSN: 1552-3977 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0891243211434611 |
| OpenAlex | W2166460093 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 55 |
| References cited | 65 |
Based on participant observation and in-depth interviews, this article analyzes the ways that male residents in a drug treatment program signified a masculine self through compensatory manhood acts. I analyze four strategies of identity work that men used during group accountability sessions called 'games': (1) signifying masculinity through aggression; (2) subordinating women and nonconventional men; (3) calling others to account as men; and (4) 'keeping your head': managing emotions to (re)assert control. This article adds to our understanding of the ways that compensatory manhood acts are structured locally through interaction, highlighting ways that men's interactions may be self-defeating and also reproduce inequality by reinforcing dominant ideologies of misogyny and homophobia. In addition, it speaks to the ways that masculine subjectivity is constructed against and through dominant narratives of addiction and treatment
Addiction · Aesthetics · Aggression · Epistemology · Ideology · Masculinity · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Subjectivity · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Psychology · Social Psychology
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Sociological Analysis
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Playing the Dozens
Mind, Self, and Society
Asylums
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Gay and Greek
The Inexpressive Male
Managing the Emotions of Others
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| Unique citing works | 55 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4,23 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 55 |