Inspired by his own experiences as a father and policy expert, Richard Reeves’s groundbreaking book Of Boys and Men uncovered some of the ways and extents to which boys and men have been falling behind and imagined initiatives like “He Can H.E.A.L.” to inspire boys to pursue paths that they might otherwise feel are inaccessible or inappropriate for them.
the approach to such abuses remains strongly gendered, implying that females are the only victims. Yet, epidemiological data shows that males represent nearly a quarter of all victims of intimate partner violence. The mechanism of violence is the same regardless of the sex of the perpetrator. The physical and psychological repercussions for the victims are identical. Approaching this issue as domestic violence rather than gender-based violence would lead to better recognition and more appropriate care for victims.
The first European Union Survey on Violence against Women (EU-VAW) released in 2014 revealed that the world’s most egalitarian countries have relatively high rates of Intimate Partner Violence Against Women (IPVAW).How is the situation today
Comment penser la virilité aujourd’hui ? Comment envisager l’articulation du « naturel » et du culturel ? Quelles ont été, depuis l’Antiquité, les positions théoriques et religieuses ?
Les masculinity studies naissent à la fin des années 1980 en réaction à des approches “essentialisantes” autour du masculin développées jusqu’alors en sociologie (ainsi que dans la majorité des sciences sociales) et proposent un renouvellement des cadres d’analyse autour de la catégorie sociale des hommes.
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