Health and masculinity: reflections from a gender point of view

Authors

  • Rosely Gomes Costa Unicamp

Keywords:

Gender, Masculinity, Health

Abstract

The article discusses how representations and attitudes regarding health care and the search for a physician are permeated by gender attributions. These attributions, because they associate masculinity with characteristics of force, assertivity and invulnerability – associated with the hegemonic masculinity – lead to less concern for health and less search for doctors by men, since this is seen as a weakness. But the study also showed that these attributions can be contested and even modified.

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Published

2003-08-04

How to Cite

Costa, R. G. (2003). Health and masculinity: reflections from a gender point of view. Brazilian Journal of Population Studies, 20(1), 79–92. Retrieved from https://rebep.org.br/revista/article/view/305

Issue

Vol. 20 No. 1 (2003)

Section

Original Articles

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