Fathers’ involvement in pregnancy and childbirth in Africa: an integrative systematic review by Samuel Nambile Cumber, Anna Williams, Helen Elden, Malin Bogren

“…Background As notions of masculinity evolve globally, it is important to understand their dimensions within geographic regions and life contexts. …”
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Correlates and predictors of homonegativity among Mexican medical students by José Moral de Rubia, Adrián Valle de la O

“…A principal component analysis was performed with scales of assessment that were correlated with HN-16 total score, and yielded three components: masculinity-harshness-externality, religiosity-conservatism, and homosexuality-chivalry-honesty. …”
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“My team made me do it”: the differential influence of team amotivation on leaders’ destructive leadership behavior, from a gender perspective by Mats Reinhold, Britt-Inger Keisu, Robert Lundmark, Andreas Stenling, Susanne Tafvelin

“…Therefore, we examine how the construction of gender and identity and the close association between masculinity and leader identity contribute to the risk of engaging in destructive leadership behavior.…”
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The impact of cultural origin on the psychiatric expertise in Switzerland: a focus on sexual violence illustrated by two criminal cases by Marco De Pieri, Neva Suardi

“…Rape and gender-based violence is influenced by masculinity and femininity concepts, the former identified with power. …”
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„L’ uomo nuovo” nei testi di Virginie Despentes e Sandro Veronesi by Magdalena Lange-Henszke

“…Veronesi places the practice of care at the center of his narrative as a key element of the new masculinity. The "new man" appears as an androgynous being, able to combine care for others with the principle of pleasure.…”
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‘Stupid Girls’ vs. ‘Real Men’: Identity Construction and Social Media Polarization over Revenge Porn by Marta Sánchez Cócera

“…Moreover, male users affiliate with newer constructions of masculinity and dissociate from the illegal actions attributed to perpetrators. …”
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Toplumsal Rol Kategorileri Bağlamında “Horoz” ve “Dünyanın Nizamı” Başlıklı Hikâyeler by Elif Öksüz Güneş

“…Bu yazıda “Horoz” ve “Dünyanın Nizamı” adlı hikâyeler ekseninde kadınların ve erkeklerin toplumsal kaderlerini değiştirmekten ziyade, mevcut yazgıyı kendilerinden sonraki nesillere kültürel miras şeklinde sunmaları eleştirilecek ve konu, “erkeklik/masculinity çalışmaları” bağlamında değerlendirilecektir.…”
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Barriers and facilitators associated with the use of mental health services among immigrant students in high-income countries: A systematic scoping review. by Christelle Dombou, Olumuyiwa Omonaiye, Sarah Fraser, Jude Mary Cénat, Karine Fournier, Sanni Yaya, Sanni Yaya

“…However, various barriers like stigma, insufficient knowledge, or adherence to traditional gender roles (such as masculinity) hinder their utilization of these services. …”
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GENDER INFLUENCE AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE IN NIGERIAN UNIVERSITIES SYSTEM: A STUDY OF BABCOCK UNIVERSITY AND UNIVERSITY OF LAGOS by VICTOR A. ADESIYAN, BABAJIDE JACOB, SEIGHA SONIA GESIERE, WOLE-TAIWO OLAYINKA

“… Gender is a biological as well as socially and culturally constructed concept of masculinity and femininity on individuals' actions, opportunities, and societal expectations. …”
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Reconstruction of a Scrotum by Combining Two Skin Flaps in a Ball Shape by Kazuya Kashiyama, Motoi Nakano, Akihito Higashi, Shoko Ashizuka, Yuki Moriuchi, Atsuhiko Iwao, Katsumi Tanaka

“…The scrotum, along with the penis, is also an organ that symbolizes masculinity. Therefore, deformity or loss of the scrotum can be a major psychological problem. …”
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TRANSFORMATION OF THE GENDER DICHOTOMY OF SPIRIT AND BODY IN POSTMODERN PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE by O. P. Vlasova, Y. V. Makieshyna

“…Feminist philosophers assert that the "spirit-body" opposition occupies the special place among classical dichotomies, as it acquires the key meaning in the patriarchal concepts of masculinity and femininity. In the post modernity, the body and corporality become dominant themes not only in the philosophy and "high" culture, but also in mass culture; at the same time, the emphasis on their common narratives and intertexts testifies to the fundamental transformations that reflect the "condition" of postmodernity. …”
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Modlitební knihy jako pramen k obrazu zbožnosti a genderovým konstruktům 19. století by Zuzana Čevelová

“…On closer study it is evident that women were offered more specific prayers to accompany them practically all the way through the different stages of their lives, from being a single maiden, through engagement, marriage, motherhood, to widow- hood. Masculinity is dealt with far less in prayer books, as though men did not have any specific needs, or are included in the prayers to be said together by married couples. …”
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Idea občana – válečníka a „moderní“ maskulinní identita: modelová studie z dějin Spojených států by Jiří Hutečka

“…What is even more interesting for us here is the fact that Union authorities (Sherman, Halleck, and many other officers) were completely conscious of its effects on the “masculine side” of Confederate morale – i.e., of pushing a wedge between the military (soldier) and warrior (defender) role of southern men. …”
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Access to Health Care and Use of Health Care Services Among Males in Africa: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Nkoleleng Johannah Mashilo, Kelechi Elizabeth Oladimeji, Siphamandla Gumede, Samanta Tresha Lalla-Edward

“…The study of males’ health-seeking behaviors is important, because it allows us to learn about male health, how masculinity encourages underuse of health care services, how this affects males’ overall health and well-being, and how cultural values and backgrounds may impact older men’s health-seeking behaviors. …”
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Developing and presenting a mathematical model for the purpose of organizational culture architecture based on creating alignment between the strategic reference points of organiza... by Elyas hasanzadeh Shweili, Mir Mehrdad peidaie, Ali reza Rezghi Rostami

“…The results showed that in the normative dimension, there are 10 categories: organizational justice, work maturity, ambiguity avoidance, external supervision, decision-making, job promotion, masculinity or femininity, concentration (power distance), customer orientation, and productivity with 57 indicators, and in the individual dimension also there are 10 categories: sense of belonging, responsibility, individual creativity, communication, participation (teamwork), identity, self-control, motivation, conflict tolerance, and interaction in 61 indicators, and were identified in 6 categories that include causal conditions, communication conditions, background factors, intervene factors, strategies, and consequences. …”
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Des (dés)accords grammaticaux dans la dénomination écrite de la personne en France : un tumulte graphique entre passions tristes et passions joyeuses by Manuel Perez, Katy Barasc, Hélène Giraudo

“…Their dismissal is inseparable.Actually, masculine is instituted by grammatical police and the lack of masculine marks as single and full measure of the human nature, being this human nature seized from feminine by the supplement of significance of feminine marks: paradox of an insignified and insignificant extra-significance. …”
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Écriture inclusive, lisibilité textuelle et représentations mentales by Cyril Liénardy, Julia Tibblin, Pascal Gygax, Anne-Catherine Simon

“…The results show that regardless of the inclusive device used (generic masculine, complete doublets or doublets abbreviated by the midpoint), readers quickly get used to the form. …”
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Goddess Worship and New Spirituality in the Postmodern World: a Brief Overview by T. V. Danylova

“…As humanity returns to the Absolute that transcends duality, as divinity is revealed in feminine and masculine forms, and, finally, as humans get in touch with their true self, the two faces, feminine and masculine, will inevitably merge. …”
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Langage égalitaire : vers une rationalisation des procédés et des approches by Éliane Viennot

“…Based on a history of language and women, historian Éliane Viennot studied the process of masculinization of the French language with the institution of the French Academy in the 19th century. …”
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Land conflict, murder, and the rise of “timeless culture” and girl blaming (Samburu, Kenya) by Bilinda Straight

“…The paper examines youthful practices in the Samburu pastoralist age set system as they evolved into tropes of warrior girlfriends inciting masculine violence. Through a close examination of a well-publicized Kenyan court case surrounding the suspicious death in 1931 of Theodore Powys, a British settler, this paper documents the shaping of a discourse about feminine agency and masculine bravado among the youth that eventuated in harsh state-sponsored collective punishment of a pastoralist Samburu community. …”
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