Masculinity, violence and emotional life

Seidler, Victor Jeleniewski

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“…Enough I hope has already been said to cast a long shadow over the first so-called`conventional' or orthodox' approach, in which emotions are banished from Western thought and practice: driven out or pathologised by the steady hand of (male) disembodied reason (Seidler 1998, Rose 1994, Lloyd 1993. This, however, is merely one preparatory step in a broader attempt to bring emotions, and the body to which they are so closely tied, back in to debates on`mental' health and illness.…”

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Reason, emotion and embodiment: is ‘mental’ health a contradiction in terms?

Williams

2000

Sociology Health & Illness

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Taking as its starting point a series of traditional divisions and debates, this paper approaches issues of`mental' health through the specific lens of the emotions. Key themes and organising principles here include the following: (i) reason versus emotion (ii) biology versus society (iii) the micro and the macro divide, and finally (iv) the medicalisation-demedicalisation of society. Each of these divisions is critically assessed and some`new' ways forward provided through a commitment to the emotions, their relationship to`mental' health and to rationality and, more generally, to their`fate' in late 20th century Western society. The paper concludes with some further reflections on these and related emotional health matters, including a critique of the very notion of`mental' health as a contradiction in terms.

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Reason, emotion and embodiment: is ‘mental’ health a contradiction in terms?

Williams

2000

Sociology Health & Illness

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“…Strazdins and Broom's (2004) perspective captures this tendency: when women do more emotional work than men, it diminishes their sense of being loved. Men's reactions in such situations may be understood as an emotional remoteness, which falls in line with the description Seidler (1998) gives of how men learn to keep emotional needs at a distance and to suppress their emotions.…”

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“…Jamieson (1999) for instance views the structurally based gender inequality as a bottom layer in modern love relationships. The man's dominant position implies that he can prioritize his own interests at the expense of the couple's common sphere, in a way the woman cannot (Holmberg, 1995), and the feminist perspective associates the man's position with autonomy and independence (Seidler, 1998;Demsey, 2002;Kimmel, 2004).…”

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Expressions of commitment and independence: Exploring men’s emotional responsibility in heterosexual couple relationships

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Stefansen²

2014

NORD J SOC RES

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“…As a result, it is not unlikely for individuals to experience shame in relation to their offending (Tangney, Stuewig, & Hafez, 2011) and fall into denial (Adshead, 1998;Bouffard & Piquero, 2010). This, compounded by the fear of rejection from others and limited ability for emotional expressiveness, make it difficult for men to expose their inner selves (Seidler, 1992).…”

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Men’s experiences of engaging in psychological therapy in a forensic mental health setting

Hussain

2020

The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology

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This thesis is submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Forensic Clinical Psychology (ForenClinPsyD) at the University of Birmingham. The thesis consists of two volumes. Volume I is comprised of three chapters. The first chapter presents a synthesis of the qualitative literature pertaining to men's experiences of psychosis. The second chapter presents the empirical paper of a qualitative study exploring men's experiences of engaging in psychological therapy in a forensic mental health setting. Finally, the third chapter contains a public domain paper outlining the research undertaken in the empirical paper suitable for a public audience. Volume II contains five Clinical Practice Reports (CPRs) which represent clinical work carried out across various specialities: Adult Mental Health, Learning Disability, Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Prison. The first report presents a cognitive-behavioural and psychodynamic formulation to understand the presenting problems of a South Asian male. The second report presents a service evaluation examining the level of engagement with psychological interventions on a medium-secure inpatient Personality Disorder recovery ward. The third report is a case study of an adult male in a medium-secure unit presenting with Personality Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder traits. The fourth report is a single-case experimental design investigating the change in self-harming behaviour of an adolescent female. Lastly, the final CPR was a case study of a female prisoner delivered as an oral presentation for which an abstract is presented. To my parents and sisters for all your sacrifices, so I could reach my goals. First and foremost, thank you to my Academic Supervisor, Professor John Rose and Clinical Research Supervisor, Dr Abdullah Mia for their unwavering support and incredible patience throughout the completion of this thesis, especially when it seemed near impossible! Your faith in me has been invaluable. I would also like to express my appreciation to Dr Ashley-Christopher Fallon for his advice, guidance and insights over the course of the research project, and to Dr Andrew Fox for supporting me with the qualitative analysis. Thank you to the men who contributed to my research project by giving me their time and kindly sharing their stories with me. I hope I have captured the essence of your unique experiences. Last but by no means least, my heartfelt gratitude to my family, friends and supervisors who persistently stood by me during my several "crises of confidence", with unrelenting encouragement, love and words of wisdom. Thank you for being my strength when I needed it most, without you I would not have made it through.

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Masculinity, violence and emotional life

Cited by 16 publications

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Reason, emotion and embodiment: is ‘mental’ health a contradiction in terms?

Reason, emotion and embodiment: is ‘mental’ health a contradiction in terms?

Expressions of commitment and independence: Exploring men’s emotional responsibility in heterosexual couple relationships

Men’s experiences of engaging in psychological therapy in a forensic mental health setting

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