Boys talk

Frosh, Stephen; Phoenix, Ann; Pattman, Rob

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“…In the vast majority of cultures, being considered to be ‘a man’ is a condition that must be ‘achieved’ (19). The excessive intake of recreational substances, especially alcohol, is a major cultural expression related to masculinity in the literature (20).…”

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Performing masculinity, influencing health: a qualitative mixed-methods study of young Spanish men

Marcos-Marcos

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Lozano

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Global Health Action

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BackgroundThe literature shows how gender mandates contribute to differences in exposure and vulnerability to certain health risk factors. This paper presents the results of a study developed in the south of Spain, where research aimed at understanding men from a gender perspective is still limited.ObjectiveThe aim of this paper is to explore the lay perceptions and meanings ascribed to the idea of masculinity, identifying ways in which gender displays are related to health.DesignThe study is based on a mixed-methods data collection strategy typical of qualitative research. We performed a qualitative content analysis focused on manifest and latent content.ResultsOur analysis showed that the relationship between masculinity and health was mainly defined with regard to behavioural explanations with an evident performative meaning. With regard to issues such as driving, the use of recreational drugs, aggressive behaviour, sexuality, and body image, important connections were established between manhood acts and health outcomes. Different ways of understanding and performing the male identity also emerged from the results. The findings revealed the implications of these aspects in the processes of change in the identity codes of men and women.ConclusionsThe study provides insights into how the category ‘man’ is highly dependent on collective practices and performative acts. Consideration of how males perform manhood acts might be required in guidance on the development of programmes and policies aimed at addressing gender inequalities in health in a particular local context.

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Performing masculinity, influencing health: a qualitative mixed-methods study of young Spanish men

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“…If a researcher's primary focus is on specific, individual experiences or views, then focus groups, on their own, might not be the ideal form of data collection with young people or adults. Participants might prefer to keep individual experiences private, for instance, particularly when they will continue to know other participants in other contexts and when they are subject to bullying (Frosh et al, 2002; Mitchell, 1999). Also, within some of the focus groups, certain answers might bestow a level of status on participants and therefore be preferred.…”

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“…Mitchell (1999) found that in her research on girls' peer groups, focus groups prevented her from hearing about the private lives of the lowest status girls and cautioned against relying solely on focus groups where “members cannot leave the research encounter behind for their separate lives” (p. 37). In their study on boys and masculinity Frosh, Phoenix, and Pattman (2002) similarly found that boys would talk about peer bullying in individual but not group interviews.…”

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“…As Hyde et al noted, it is quite difficult to untangle what parts of focus group participation reflect peer cultural norms and what parts reflect more individual positions independent of the group. This is particularly difficult if we recognize that both the performance of self in a group and performance of self individually are “true” and interlinked (Frosh et al, 2002). After conducting both interviews and focus groups with boys, Frosh et al argued that different contexts provide “different ways of ‘doing boy’” (p. 32) but that one is not more valid than another.…”

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Public Selves, Inequality, and Interruptions: The Creation of Meaning in Focus Groups with Teens

Raby

2010

International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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Focus groups have received substantial attention over the past few decades, particularly as they are considered to provide rich, interactive data, yet only occasionally do researchers discuss the process of conducting focus groups with young people. This paper contributes to wider debates on focus groups through engagement with three interrelated topics, each with unique reflection on focus groups with teenagers: the advantages of focus group interactions, particularly in relation to hierarchies of age and the research relationship, how focus groups shape self-representation and "truth-telling," and, finally, the challenge of "unruly" data. The author addresses these topics through drawing on several sources of data: 18 focus groups with secondary students on the topic of school rules, exit questionnaires collected from focus group participants, and in-depth interviews with the primary investigator and three research assistants.

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“…It would also be important to consider the sexual experience of those taking part in focus groups, both in the way that it might influence discussions, and how young men's views might change depending on their experience. Exploration of issues around gender and masculinities,20 encompassing discussions about views of the life course, would enable deeper understanding of the roles that responsibility and family play for contemporary boys and young men.…”

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Young men, sexual health and responsibility for contraception: a qualitative pilot study

Brown

2011

J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care

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Background and methodology Despite increasing interest over the last decade or more in men's views of sexual health services and use of contraception, most published literature focuses on women. It is important that the views of boys and young men are better understood, particularly with regard to responsibility for use of contraception. This pilot study aimed to gain insights into young men's views of sexual health services and contraception; fi ve non-fathers aged between 14 and 18 years took part in two focus groups. The groups were recorded, transcribed and analysed using the constant comparative method to build up categories of data. Results Engaging young men in research is very diffi cult, particularly young men who are not in education or employment. Young fathers proved impossible to recruit.

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Boys talk

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Performing masculinity, influencing health: a qualitative mixed-methods study of young Spanish men

Performing masculinity, influencing health: a qualitative mixed-methods study of young Spanish men

Public Selves, Inequality, and Interruptions: The Creation of Meaning in Focus Groups with Teens

Young men, sexual health and responsibility for contraception: a qualitative pilot study

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