Hegemonic masculinity: combining theory and practice in gender interventions

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 17, Issue , 2015, Pages 112-127

  Jewkes, Rachel ^a   Morrell, Robert ^b   Hearn, Jeff ^c,d,e   Lundqvist, Emma ^f   Blackbeard, David ^g   Lindegger, Graham ^g   Quayle, Michael ^h   Sikweyiya, Yandisa ^a   Gottzén, Lucas ⁱ  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^f Amphi Production   (Sweden)

^g UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^h UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

ⁱ LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Gender; hegemonic masculinity; interventions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MASCULINITY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL NORM; SOUTH AFRICA; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CULTURE; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MASCULINITY; SOCIAL NORMS; SOUTH AFRICA; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84947435374     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: 14645351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2015.1085094     Document Type: Article

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