New perspectives on masculinity in the college environment

Scher, Murray; Canon, Harry J.; Stevens, Mark

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“…Additional factors such as changing work and career paths, economic factors in the job-market, immigration and cyber-social networks are also mentioned in the current literature on gender role formation and change (Chua and Fujino, 2007;Marchetti, 2012;Solari, 2006). Personal factors such as age, education, socio-economic status (SES) and religiosity have also been mentioned in the literature as factors associated with the readiness to adopt a non-traditional Zysberg and Moore 3 view of one's gender role and gender identity (Fanning and Mckay, 1993;Johansso and Klinth, 2008;Scher et al, 1988). Social factors such as culture, politics and even economics play a role in shaping gender roles too, however this paper and the model presented herein focus on the personal level and propose a relatively new concept that may shed new light on the ideas presented here.…”

Section: Antecedents Of New Masculinitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Demographic and personal correlates of new masculinities: Focus on the role of emotional intelligence

Zysberg¹,

Moore²

2017

Int. J. Psychol. Couns.

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This research aims to gain a better understanding of a popular term in gender -talk, using a quantitative approach. It proposes a working definition of 'new masculinities' and explores some of its antecedents, paying special attention to the concept of emotional intelligence (EI). Given the lack of empirical research on the nature of 'new masculinities' and its components this study is based on a selection of proxy measures associated with its core characteristics, de scribed in the literature. We proposed that adoption of egalitarian gender role attitudes, low levels of sexism, low conformity to traditional masculine norms and a tendency toward androgyny, may represent the concept effectively. In search of potential correlates of new masculinity we hypothesized that EI will positively associate w ith measures of new masculinities even after controlling for background variables known to interact with gender role attitudes (e.g.: age and education). Two hundred and fifteen men sampled from educational and work settings in northern Israel filled out measures of the above -detailed variables. Structural equation modeling analysis demonstrated that: a) The proxy measures converged on a single factor, suggesting they represent a single essence we call 'new masculinities' and (b) EI associated with the latent factor representing 'new masculinities', as did age. The potential implications of our findings are discussed.

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Section: Antecedents Of New Masculinitymentioning

confidence: 99%