Progressive Men Making Sense of Masculinity

What is it about?

When men attempt redefine masculinity (or describe themselves in relationship to traditional forms of masculinity) they may actually reinforce the type of masculinity they attempt to distance themselves from. Traditional forms of masculinity are powerful and influence attempts to display a softer more mature masculinity.

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Why is it important?

Our findings demonstrate the difficulties in dismantling the traditional forms of masculinity. We show that upholding traditional depictions of masculinity (hyper-masculinity) is important to the construction of progressive men's identity constructions. We also show that progressive men may actually gain prestige by upholding and then distancing themselves from traditional depictions of masculinity.