TY - JOUR
T1 - Masculinity theory in applied research with men and boys with intellectual disability
AU - Wilson, Nathan John
AU - Shuttleworth, Russell
AU - Stancliffe, Roger
AU - Parmenter, Trevor
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Researchers in intellectual disability have had limited theoretical engagement with mainstream theories of masculinity. In this article, the authors consider what mainstream theories of masculinity may offer to applied research on, and hence to therapeutic interventions with, men and boys with intellectual disability. An example from one research project that explored male sexual health illustrates how using masculinity theory provided greater insight into gendered data. Finally, we discuss the following five topics to illustrate how researchers might use theories of masculinity: (a) fathering, (b) male physical expression, (c) sexual expression, (d) men's health, and (e) underweight and obesity. Theories of masculinity offer an additional framework to analyze and conceptualize gendered data; we challenge researchers to engage with this body of work.
AB - Researchers in intellectual disability have had limited theoretical engagement with mainstream theories of masculinity. In this article, the authors consider what mainstream theories of masculinity may offer to applied research on, and hence to therapeutic interventions with, men and boys with intellectual disability. An example from one research project that explored male sexual health illustrates how using masculinity theory provided greater insight into gendered data. Finally, we discuss the following five topics to illustrate how researchers might use theories of masculinity: (a) fathering, (b) male physical expression, (c) sexual expression, (d) men's health, and (e) underweight and obesity. Theories of masculinity offer an additional framework to analyze and conceptualize gendered data; we challenge researchers to engage with this body of work.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/544487
U2 - 10.1352/1934-9556-50.3.261
DO - 10.1352/1934-9556-50.3.261
M3 - Article
SN - 1934-9491
VL - 50
SP - 261
EP - 272
JO - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
JF - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
IS - 3
ER -