Masculinities

How would you describe your current thinking about "Masculinities?"

In the Alberta Men's Network - Starting Conversations guide, they discuss three developmental stages, identified by the Alberta Men’s Network team. These include three categories of perspectives related to current interpretations of masculinity:

1)Unconscious Acceptance

2) Conscious Acceptance

3) Conscious Re-Envisioning

Each category representing a different way of understanding masculinity. It is important to note that people can adhere to more than one category and that personal growth is fluid and incremental (p. 4)

• “I haven't thought about it much....hegemonic masculinity & toxic masculinity is just normal masculinity”

  “boys will be boys"

• " I know where I stand....hegemonic masculinity or toxic masculinity is both a normal and correct kind of masculinity"

  "boys will be boys"

  "Get off my back"

• "I've been giving this some thought...Hegemonic masculinity’ and ‘toxic masculinity’ should not be normal”

  "I need to examine how I view masculinities"

How would you describe your previous thinking about "Masculinities?"

Ie) Before this course

• “I haven't thought about it much....hegemonic masculinity & toxic masculinity is just normal masculinity”

  “boys will be boys"

• " I know where I stand....hegemonic masculinity or toxic masculinity is both a normal and correct kind of masculinity"

  "boys will be boys"

  "Get off my back"

• "I've been giving this some thought...Hegemonic masculinity’ and ‘toxic masculinity’ should not be normal”

  "I need to examine how I view masculinities"

What do you think are three barriers for Men’s well-being and healthy relationships?

What do you think are three enablers for Men’s well-being and healthy relationships?