The aim of this study is to examine key texts in the discourse on Arab male homosexuality--works that have helped shape contemporary Arab thoughts and attitudes towards male "homosexuality." The exploration of an Arab "homosexual identity" will not only be examined through the a…
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One way of shedding light on the mystery of the black male psyche is by analyzing the interpersonal family psychodynamics revealed in African-American dramatic writing. Through the examination of representative plays--their stories, scenes, dialogue and character interactions--w…
Cultural features of HIV risk among men of Pakistani and Indian heritage were examined through semi-structured face-to-face interviews using features of ethnography and grounded theory. Respondents were well educated and of Christian, Hindu, Muslim, and Sikh religions. They were…
Amidst post-Soviet Central Asia's economic stagnation and political instabilities of the 1990s, Uzbek men in the city of Osh, Kyrgyzstan, interpreted a wide range of current events and trends through the frame of a political imagination about what an ideal postsocialist state lo…
The reactions of people toward persons living with AIDS have been studied from different theoretical perspectives. Most of these studies have been conducted in the United States and Western Europe. A small number of studies, however, have been conducted in developing countries. …
The aim of this study was to investigate the vitamin B-6 status of Saudi adult males and compare the status between rural and urban subjects. Fifty-one adult male subjects were recruited from urban (n = 31) and rural (n = 20) populations of Riyadh. These subjects were reclassifi…
Objective. To study sexual network patterns and factors that influence the sexual networking among male groups in Indonesia and to determine to what extent do the patterns of sexual networking or bridging behavior explain the low level of HIV/AIDS in Indonesia. Design. Cross-sec…
This study focuses on the way'men from Kabul, Afghanistan form trusting friendships. Based on participant observation, group and personal interviews, and a questionnaire, the researcher develops a descriptive theory of Kabuli Afghan friendships. Examined from an anthropological …
The aim of this study is to explore language skills in a population of unemployed young men aged 18-24 years registered on the Employment Zone (EZ) programme in Wales. Three phases of data collection were conducted between 2007 and 2010. In Phase 1 quantitative data were gathere…
This study explored honour and shame for South Asian British Muslim men and women. It aimed to offer plausible answers to the definition, concept, impact and gender differences of honour and shame for this sociocultural and faith group of people. This qualitative piece of resear…
Existing research shows that increasing numbers of young men are dissatisfied with the appearance of their bodies. Research has found that men will use sport and health-related sports acts to conceal these concerns from others. Accordingly, men s body dissatisfactions are docume…
This study explored the experiences, psychosocial needs and how best to address them after prostate cancer treatment for Black African/Black Caribbean men and their partners in England. Cancer statistics in the United Kingdom show that Black African and Black Caribbean men have …
This thesis contributes to a relatively small but burgeoning body of feminist and critical discourse analytic research into the social construction of gender and gender inequality conducted within critical social psychology. It begins by critically discussing the various theorie…
This study was concerned with the nature and extent of father involvement during pregnancy, birth and early parenthood. The aims were: (1) to identify and describe the nature and extent of father involvement at this time; (2) to examine the relationship between the various compo…
In the UK, proportionally fewer men attend counselling and psychotherapy services (British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 2014; NHS Digital, 2018). Suggesting externalising expressions of distress, authors cite the increased rates amongst Western men of: completed…
Referral letters are the standard method of communication between GPs and specialist mental health services. However, previous research suggests these letters often fail to provide the information these services feel they need for effective case management. This study follows on…
This thesis examines the lived experiences of young men, addressing their sexual health using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). It is known that young men do not access sexual health services in the same numbers as young women (Pearson, 2003a) and their masculiniti…
According to the World Health Organization, infertility affects more than 80 million people around the world, whereby one in ten couples experience primary or secondary infertility. Most of those who suffer from infertility, moreover, live in developing countries where infertili…
In recent decades, increased attention has been given to unmet need for family planning in developing countries. Previous research tends to ignore men's unmet need as related to existing power relations at the household level, communication between spouses, age gap between spous…