Masculinity ideology, male reference group identity dependence, and African American men's health-related attitudes and behaviors.

2008 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay C. Wade
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Group Identity ◽  
Reference Group ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Masculinity Ideology ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Health Related ◽  
And Behaviors

scholarly journals Traditional Masculinity and African American Men's Health-Related Attitudes and Behaviors

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 165-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jay C. Wade
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Personal Control ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Personal Wellness ◽  
Health Related ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Traditional Masculinity

This study investigates aspects of masculinity that may relate to African American men's health-related attitudes and behaviors. Two hundred and eight men completed measures of traditional masculinity ideology and health-related attitudes and behaviors. Results indicated that after accounting for participants' age, education, income, and employment status, traditional masculinity norms of self-reliance and aggression were associated with behaviors conducive to personal wellness and certain health-related psychological tendencies. Restrictive emotionality was associated with anxiety about one's health and the belief that one's health status is outside of one's personal control. Implications of the findings for the health-related attitudes and behaviors of African American men are discussed.

“It Used to Be That if It Weren’t Broken and Bleeding Profusely, I Would Never Go to the Doctor”: Men, Masculinity, and Health

2010 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 318-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Gast ◽  
Terry Peak
Keyword(s):  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
Health Promotion Behaviors ◽  
Gender Scripts ◽  
Health Decision ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Masculine Gender

Masculine gender scripts have been influential in health decision making in men. In addition, although past research has identified some success in using churches as sites for health education with women, little is known if similar programs would be successful with men. It is also unclear if religious beliefs influence the health attitudes and behaviors of men. Four focus groups with men from four religious denominations were conducted to learn about their health beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors, with the following themes emerging: men’s health fears, health promotion behaviors, spousal influence, aging and men’s health, and church-based health influence. Finally, the interaction of masculine gender scripts within these themes was considered.

Why do children essentialize social groups?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gil Diesendruck
Keyword(s):  
Group Identity ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Young Age ◽  
Intergroup Attitudes ◽  
Need To Belong ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Cognitive Foundations

The tendency to essentialize social groups is universal, and arises early in development. This tendency is associated with negative intergroup attitudes and behaviors, and has thus encouraged the search for remedies for the emergence of essentialism. In this vein, great attention has been devoted to uncovering the cognitive foundations of essentialism. In this chapter, I suggest that attention should also be turned towards the motivational foundations of essentialism. I propose that considerations of power and group identity, but especially a “need to belong”, may encourage children’s essentialization of social groups. Namely, from a young age, children are keen to feel members of a group, and that their membership is secure and exclusive. Essentialism is the conceptual gadget that satisfies these feelings. And to the extent that groups are defined by what they do, this motivated essentialism also impels children to be adamant about the maintenance of unique group behaviors.

scholarly journals Evidence for an association between prostate cancer and chromosome 8q24 and 10q11 genetic variants in African American men: The flint men's health study

The Prostate ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 225-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunfei Wang ◽  
Anna M. Ray ◽  
Emilie K. Johnson ◽  
Kimberly A. Zuhlke ◽  
Kathleen A. Cooney ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prostate Cancer ◽  
African American ◽  
Genetic Variants ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Health Study ◽  
Men's Health ◽  
Chromosome 8Q24

Am I My Brother’s Keeper? African American Men’s Health Within the Context of Equity and Policy

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Okechuku Kelechi Enyia ◽  
Yashika J. Watkins ◽  
Quintin Williams
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Health Equity ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Men’S Health ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Determinants Of Health ◽  
Critical Examination ◽  
Men's Health

African American men’s health has at times been regarded as irrelevant to the health and well-being of the communities where they are born, grow, live, work, and age. The uniqueness of being male and of African descent calls for a critical examination and deeper understanding of the psycho-socio-historical context in which African American men have lived. There is a critical need for scholarship that better contextualizes African American Male Theory and cultural humility in terms of public health. Furthermore, the focus of much of the social determinants of health and health equity policy literature has been on advocacy, but few researchers have examined why health-related public policies have not been adopted and implemented from a political and theoretical policy analysis perspective. The purpose of this article will be to examine African American men’s health within the context of social determinants of health status, health behavior, and health inequalities—elucidating policy implications for system change and providing recommendations from the vantage point of health equity.

Conformity to masculinity ideology, a predictor of academic‐related attitudes and behaviors

2019 ◽  
Vol 56 (10) ◽  
pp. 1583-1595
Author(s):  
Christopher T. H. Liang ◽  
Gabrielle H. Rocchino ◽  
Malaïka H. C. Gutekunst ◽  
Annalisa Smithson
Keyword(s):  
Masculinity Ideology ◽  
Attitudes And Behaviors ◽  
And Behaviors
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