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Exploring the social construction of masculinity and its differential expression in culturally different populations using a mixed method approach

Davis, Bryan
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wsupsych1530875139172819

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2019, Doctor of Psychology (PsyD), Wright State University, School of Professional Psychology.
Previous research on gender conflict and strain quantitatively measured traditional masculinity ideology from western societal norms. The current study added to the previous research and qualitatively studied masculinity performance in men from different cultures: Black, Asian, Latino. Results from this study added to masculinity research due to the mixed method approach of both quantitative and qualitative research in males from diverse groups. Information gained from this study enabled masculinity to be operationally defined by different cultural focus groups and compared in order to explore distinct masculinity expression. Information was gained by measuring traditional masculinity ideology quantitatively on the Male Role Norms Inventory-Short Form (MRNI-SF). In addition, the males participated in separate focus groups to provide narratives of their masculinity performance beyond their traditional masculine ideology measured on the MRNI-SF. The current study showed that traditional masculine gender ideology was similar within all males, but how they expressed their masculine ideology appeared different in the Black, Asian, and Latino focus groups. Information from the current study will add to the masculinity research and increase understanding on the complexity of masculinity expression due to the integration of multiple cultural variables. Such knowledge will also enhance the cultural competence of providers and improve mental health resources for diverse men.
Steven Kniffley Jr., sy.D., M.P.A., ABPP (Committee Chair)
Scott Fraser, Ph.D., ABPP (Committee Member)
Chris Modica, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
142 p.
African American Studies; African Americans; African Literature; Asian American Studies; Asian Studies; Black Studies; Clinical Psychology; Counseling Education; Counseling Psychology; Gender; Gender Studies; Hispanic American Studies; Hispanic Americans; Latin American History; Latin American Literature; Latin American Studies; Mental Health; Psychology; Psychotherapy; Quantitative Psychology; Social Psychology; Social Research
Masculinity; Social Construction; Black Masculinity; Asian Masculinity; Latino Masculinity; Differential Expression; Mixed Methods; Quantitative; Qualitative; Diversity; Cultural Competence; Gender Role Strain; Gender; Male; Men; Mental Health

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  • Davis, B. (2019). Exploring the social construction of masculinity and its differential expression in culturally different populations using a mixed method approach [Doctoral dissertation, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wsupsych1530875139172819

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Davis, Bryan. Exploring the social construction of masculinity and its differential expression in culturally different populations using a mixed method approach . 2019. Wright State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wsupsych1530875139172819.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Davis, Bryan. "Exploring the social construction of masculinity and its differential expression in culturally different populations using a mixed method approach ." Doctoral dissertation, Wright State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wsupsych1530875139172819

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