Over the past several years, toxic masculinity has become a catchall explanation for male violence and sexism. The appeal of the term, which distinguishes “toxic” traits such as aggression and ...

Well, masculinity isn't easy either," Jennifer Carlson, a sociology professor at the University of Arizona who studies gun politics and gender, told USA TODAY after the mass shooting in Las Vegas ...

The belief that “real men” must be strong, tough and independent may be a detriment to their social needs later in life. A study co-authored by a Michigan State University sociologist found that men ...

Robb Willer, an associate professor of sociology at Stanford, has been studying masculinity since he was a graduate student, lending empirical data to the popular beliefs about emasculation.. In ...

Middle-aged men who strongly idealize masculinity are almost 50 percent less likely than other men to seek preventative health ... Springer is an assistant professor of sociology at Rutgers, ...

Jackson Katz, an expert on masculinity and gender violence, said Trump called upon men to perform their masculinity, to demonstrate power. "The whole thing was a performance," Katz said.

Older men adhere closely to an idealized masculinity script that is incompatible with the realities of later life, a new study suggests. The mismatch between aging and the often ageless ...

The site itself is a parody of masculinity. Visitors to the site are greeted by the fictional “Dr. Rich Mahogany,” who is surrounded by books, sports trophies and a moose head on the wall.

JD Vance's praise of Donald Trump as a paragon of masculinity is a cynical celebration of bullying and aggression that promotes anger, insecurity, and victimhood—exactly the opposite of true ...

Anthony Ocampo, who's featured in a new Netflix documentary about Abercrombie & Fitch, described the effects of the brand's strategy of racial exclusion in the early 2000s.