men and masculinities be recognised as critical, both socially and politically, and foreground some of the ways in which particular versions of masculinity were and remain a key problem globally and locally.

2021年9月24日 · From juggling tradition and modernity to having few outlets to express their inner fears. DW's The 77 Percent explores what masculinity means to African men today. What does it mean to be an...

African Masculinities is an important contribution to a growing field: “critical men’s studies” or gendered writing on men in Africa. This field includes asking how African boys are socialized to become men in specific historical and cultural contexts, why men behave the way they do

2020年11月16日 · Rapidly changing and divergent everyday realities on the African continent call for a more differentiated examination of the complex experiences and representations of men than is offered by the discourse on the ‘crisis of masculinity’, which depicts men as being criminal, violent, dominant, and irresponsible.

This field includes asking how African boys are socialized to become men in specific historical and cultural contexts, why men behave the way they do in order to identify or to be seen and respected as masculine, and what aspects of cultures of masculinity need to be challenged or deconstructed in order to make more effective interventions ...

The collection recognizes historical depth and cultural diversity in the lives of Africa's men. It illuminates the colonial encounter and the impact of globalization. Sophisticated, clearly written and wonderfully detailed, African Masculinities enriches the global study of gender as well as our understanding of contemporary Africa."

In Africa, internalisation of masculine norms among men has been reported to make them more susceptible to mental health problems. In this chapter, social construction and role theories are used to explore the relationships between masculine norms and mental health among men in …

2024年8月9日 · Is masculinity the inevitable consequence of being male? Scholars and journalists report that in Africa today masculinity is widely in distress, with a growing proportion of young men struggling to gain access to the social and material means needed to marry, found families, and secure recognition as adult men.

2021年10月27日 · Certain masculinity tropes are implanted and imprinted into the minds of African males from a very young age in many African cultures. These masculine stereotypes about what it means to be a man are rapidly internalized by the male gender, reflecting the influence of society.

2010年1月1日 · Through in-depth narrative interviews, this paper reflects on the experiences of some African men and their reactions to personal conditions of abuse.