Male Psychology: The Magazine
How would you know if you are discriminating against men?
This OECD research identifies gender inequality, but only when it goes against women. That’s because they literally don’t measure the inequalities that go against men.
82,000 chapter downloads and counting: the spectacular success of The Palgrave Handbook of Male Psychology and Mental Health
According to the publisher, Palgrave Macmillan, the Handbook of Male Psychology is, with over 82,000 chapter downloads and almost 100 citations, one of their “best-performing titles within the psychology list, and at Palgrave Macmillan in general
Taking an historical view of men’s mental health: an interview with medical historian Ali Haggett
I was left with no doubt that men were struggling in myriad ways with stress and psychological illness – yet it has always been the discourse of the ‘desperate housewife’ that has attracted the most publicity, both in medicine and popular culture
Why does the law underestimate the psychosocial benefits of fathers?
While it is important that children are supported, financially and otherwise […] child maintenance payments appear to be moving many non-resident parents into poverty
8 strategies, learned in prison, for resolving conflict without resorting to combat
It is important to remember that conflicts are often about the situation or problem at hand, rather than about the person or people involved.
How the Manosphere led us to develop better mental health services for men
men are driven [to the Manosphere] because they feel lonely, misunderstood and there is a lack of male-friendly services elsewhere.
‘Do I Belong Here?’ How well are male victims of domestic abuse served by local authority websites?
Many local authorities will use ungendered language, but given the predominant “male violence” narrative, ungendered language may not be enough to convince a man he’s in the right place.
Battering the boy won’t make a better man
Boys must be taught how to turn their negative emotions of hate, anger and depression, as a result of violence, into a productive medium.
UK law starts excluding fathers at birth: what psychosocial impact might this have on children and fathers?
The potential benefits of paternity leave on the father, the child and the family unit are numerous.
Approaching parental alienation with compassion and common sense: An interview with counselling psychologist Dr Sue Whitcombe.
…many professionals seem to interpret the evidence “most convicted child sex offenders are men”, as “children are more at risk from their father than their mother.
Are men less willing to engage in traditional talking therapy because therapy has been feminised?
Gamma bias […] plays down positive aspects of masculinity, whilst rejecting the notion of men as victims.
The “Toxic Male Gaze”: Should men staring at women be illegal?
London Transport trains are used by people of all kinds from all over the world, including ordinary people from cultures where staring is not seen as threatening e.g. Spain
‘We can treat people fairly and respectfully even if men and women aren’t identical on average on every trait’. Interview with Professor Steve Stewart-Williams
…people – men and women alike – respond less positively to male-favouring sex differences than they do to female-favouring sex differences.
The "Better Angels" of Masculinity
Masculinity is a set of masculine instincts—whose expression and use generate and are energized by the feeling of passion for life.
Men, Alcohol and Coping
Alcohol abuse clearly appeared to affect men in much larger numbers than women, but nonetheless, discussions rarely mentioned why this might be.
Feel the fear – it might save someone’s life
Fear is a huge motivator for me and Project Jeb. Fear it will happen again to another close long time friend, or their son.
Everyone around the world should celebrate men on International Men’s Day. An interview with Dr. Jerome Teelucksingh
IMD is not recognized by the UN because many believe we live in a patriarchal world and that the focus of the UN should be on women and children.