Masculinity: Gender Roles, Characteristics and Coping -- Contents -- Preface -- Teacher's Sex and Student's Achievement, Attitudes and Behavior: Negative Effects of the Feminization of Primary Education -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Panic and Measures -- Theoretical Foundations -- Empirical Evidence -- Research Questions -- Data and Method -- Results -- Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Coping Style in Adolescence: Sex and Age Differences -- Abstract -- Method -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- "I Was the Man": The Challenges of Masculinity for Older Men -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Hegemonic Masculinity and Old Men -- Aging, Masculinity and Health -- Masculine Forever -- Masculinity and Caregiving -- Old Widowers and Masculinity -- Conclusion -- References -- Reviewed By -- The Relationship Between Fetal Gender and Pregnancy Outcomes -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Male to Female Ration Among Fetuses and Newborns -- Differences in Chromosomal Aberrations Between the Two Sexes -- Gender Variations in the Different Aspects of Pregnancy -- Conclusion -- References -- Not the "Down Low": Masculinity, Social Dominance, and HIV Risk in Black American Men -- Abstract -- Not the "Down Low": Masculinity, Social Dominance, and HIV Risk in Black American Men -- Illustrations: Life on the Streets and Incarceration -- Conceptual Framework -- Not the "Down Low" -- Conclusion -- References -- About the Author -- Televisualizing the Male Prisoner Exploring Masculinity in Oz -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Prison as Site for Hegemonic Masculinity -- The Emasculating Environment of Prison -- Hierarchy of Dominance -- Prison Sexuality -- Masculinity in Prison Drama -- Welcome to Oz -- Masculinity in Oz -- Reinforcing and Challenging Hegemonic Masculinity: The Case of Oz -- Violence as Masculine, Masculinity as Violent -- The Invulnerable Male.

The heterosexism of Mediated Prison Masculinity -- Racialized and Other Masculinities -- Contradictions in Masculinity: Blurring the Hegemonic Line -- Conclusion -- References -- Appendix A: List of Oz Episodes -- Masculinity, Machismo and Their Relation with Some Familiar Variables -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Masculinity -- Machismo -- Method -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Gender Perspectives in Workplace Learning -- Introduction -- Workplace Learning Literature as "Gender-blind" -- The New - And 'Not so New' Times -- Analytical Tool -- Gender Equality -- Gender Difference -- Gender Deconstruction -- Conclusion -- References -- Electrophysiological Methods to Asses Neural Basis of Masculinity Perception -- Introduction -- Background -- Rationale for the use of Erps -- Methodological and Technical Considerations -- ERP Recording: Subjects and Visual Stimuli -- Preliminary Results and Unanswered Issues -- Conclusions -- New Directions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Transitions in Male Caregiving: Role Enactment in a Long-Term Facility -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Methods -- Discussion -- Further Research -- References -- Men and Prison: Gender Role Conflict and Help Seeking -- Abstract -- Problems for Men -- What Are the Bases for Gender Differences in Health? -- Development of Masculinity -- Common Measures of Male Gender Role -- General Review of Gender Role Research -- Summary: Male Vulnerability Due to Gender Role Socialisation and Conflict -- Masculinity and the Help Seeking Process -- Gender Role and Prison -- Prison is a High Stress Environment -- Male Prisoners Coping Strategies -- Prisoners' Personality and Gender Role -- Gender Role and Criminal Offending -- Mens' Efforts to Get Psychological Help in Prison -- Strategies to Promote Mens' Help -- Psychological Therapies.

Combined Model Using Schema Therapy & Good Lives Model Approach to Offending -- Suggested Methods for Gender-Role and Masculinity Assessment -- Therapy Incorporating the Good Lives Model -- Conclusions -- References -- Author Notes -- Men, Marriage and Care: Caring for a Partner with MS -- Introduction -- The Study -- The Analysis -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- Practical Considerations and Recommendations -- References -- Seeking Safety Therapy for Men: Clinical and Research Experiences -- Abstract -- Introduction -- Basis for this Chapter -- Clinical Themes -- Research -- Additional Suggestions for Conducting Seeking Safety with Men -- Clinical Examples -- Future Work -- Conclusion -- Author Note -- References -- Index.