The Dark Side of Men

Javaid, Aliraza

doi:10.1177/1060826515600656

Cited by 58 publications

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“…Hegemonic masculine norms (Connell, 2005(Connell, /2005 are enforced by peers and internalized by individuals, gatekeeping what men can express and how (Carlisle & Schmitz, 2022). One mode of gatekeeping is applying emasculating, misogynistic language to men who are victimized (Javaid, 2015). Another is labelling men sexually victimized in sport or fraternity settings as "hazees" (Malinen & Tobin, 2020;Fogel & Quinlan, 2021) or in war as "torture victims" (Card, 1997).…”

Section: Male Victim Denial/recognition Dialecticmentioning

confidence: 99%

Victimhood and Blame Dialectics in Culturally Diverse Male Students’ Discussions About Sexual Assault Policies

Malinen,

VanTassel,

Kennedy

et al. 2023

The Journal of Men’s Studies

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Culture and Perspectives on Sexual Assault Policy was a qualitative, focus-group study conducted at four Canadian universities to gather culturally diverse student perspectives on university sexual violence or sexual assault policies and services. This article highlights two categories of dialectical tension expressed during several male focus groups. The Wrongful Blame Dialectic involved tension between anxieties about wrongful accusations and opposition to victim-blaming. Perceived risk of wrongful accusations was often linked to racism or ethnocentrism. The Male Victim Denial/Recognition Dialectic involved tension between denial and recognition of male sexual victimization. Male participants felt more vulnerable to wrongful accusation than to sexual violence. They felt more likely to be blamed and disbelieved, whether as respondents or complainants.

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Section: Male Victim Denial/recognition Dialecticmentioning

confidence: 99%

Victimhood and Blame Dialectics in Culturally Diverse Male Students’ Discussions About Sexual Assault Policies

Malinen,

VanTassel,

Kennedy

et al. 2023

The Journal of Men’s Studies

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“…Owing to the dominance of the male perpetrator/female victim paradigm in sexual violence discourse, many people struggle to cognitively position men as victims (Stemple & Meyer, 2014). Male rape myths and definitions of masculinity that are incompatible with victimhood exacerbate this problem (Hlavka, 2017;Javaid, 2015Javaid, , 2018Walker et al, 2005).…”

Section: Men As Victimsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…There is also evidence that hegemonic masculinity informs the construction of men's experiences after an assault, leading them to blame alcohol for their inability to protect themselves (Weiss, 2010). The role of alcohol in male sexual victimization is complex, as binge drinking fulfills the hegemonic norm of risk taking (Javaid, 2015(Javaid, , 2018), but also increases vulnerability. Future research should continue to explore if, how, and when men's constructions of sexual contact result in reduced trauma, or if conforming to masculine ideals necessitates "manly silence" as a mechanism for ignoring trauma (Messner, 2018).…”

Section: Men As Victimsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Men, masculinities, and gender‐based violence: The broadening scope of recent research

Peretz

Vidmar

2021

Sociology Compass

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Men's relationships to gender-based violence (GBV) have long been an area of sociological inquiry, but until recently men have primarily been framed as perpetrators of violence against women. More recently, research on men and GBV has broadened to include studying men as victims/survivors, as investigators and law enforcement officers, as passive or active bystanders, and as allies in working to address this social problem. We review this research in an effort to bridge these divergent bodies of work; we identify methodological trends and gaps in existing research, make recommendations for improved theoretical and methodological robustness, and suggest that research perspectives on men and GBV have shifted over time as wider understandings of gender and masculinities become more hopeful and more inclusive. While we see optimism and promise in new directions of GBV research, we urge ongoing research to retain the wisdoms and critical perspectives that marked the beginnings of GBV inquiry. K E Y W O R D S domestic violence, gender-based violence, men and masculinities, men as allies, men as victims, rape, sexual violence 1 | INTRODUCTION Over the last half-century, research on gender-based violence (GBV) has expanded dramatically as scholars work to better understand the phenomena and thereby contribute to addressing GBV more effectively. In this article, we use GBV to include primarily physical sexual violence (i.e., rape, sexual assault, and so forth), intimate partner violence, and sexual coercion, but also other forms of interpersonal physical and non-physical violence imposed on

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“…For example, the label of victim is said to confer powerlessness and passivity (Walklate, 2004), yet the term survivor is associated with agency (Anthias 2013). However, the notion of agency has a complex relationship with victim status and may actually be unhelpful (Javaid, 2015). Some argue that the label should be selected by those who have been victimised (McEvoy & McConnachie, 2012).…”

Section: The Use Of Languagementioning

confidence: 99%