"Real men don't": constructions of masculinity and inadvertent harm in public health interventions.
"Real men don't": constructions of masculinity and inadvertent harm in public health interventions.
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DOI:
10.2105/ajph.2013.301820
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发表时间:
2014-06
影响因子:
12.7
通讯作者:
Dworkin SL
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作者:
Fleming PJ;Lee JG;Dworkin SL
Research shows that constraining aspects of male gender norms negatively influence both women’s and men’s health. Messaging that draws upon norms of masculinity in health programming has been shown improve both women’s and men’s health, but some types of public health messaging (e.g., “Man Up!”) can reify harmful aspects of hegemonic masculinity that programs are working to change. We critically assess the deployment of hegemonic male norms in one particular STD campaign known as “Man Up.” We draw on ethical paradigms in public health to challenge programs that reinforce harmful aspects of gender norms and suggest the use of gender-transformative interventions that challenge constraining masculine norms and have been shown to have a positive effect on health behaviors.