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- The Cambridge Handbook of Stigma and Mental Health
- The Cambridge Handbook of Stigma and Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Stigma and Mental Health
- Part I Understanding Stigma and Mental Health
- Part II Impact of Stigma on Mental Health
- Part III Stigma and Mental Health in Specific Contexts
- 10 The Intersection of Mental Health Stigma and Marginalized Identities
- 11 Stigma and Mental Health in Ethnic Minority Populations
- 12 Mental Health Stigma among LGBTQ+ Populations
- 13 Unpacking Cultural Influences on Stigma of People with Mental Illness between Group-Oriented and Individual-Oriented Cultures
- 14 All the World’s a Stage
- 15 Understanding and Reducing the Stigma of Mental Health Problems and of Treatment among Military Personnel
- 16 Stigma of Seeking Mental Health Services and Related Constructs in Older versus Younger Adults
- 17 Stigma and Mental Health in the Abrahamic Religious Traditions
- Part IV Reducing Stigma to Promote Mental Health
- Index
- References
14 - All the World’s a Stage
Men, Masculinity, and Mental Health Stigma
from Part III - Stigma and Mental Health in Specific Contexts
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 28 July 2022
- The Cambridge Handbook of Stigma and Mental Health
- The Cambridge Handbook of Stigma and Mental Health
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- 1 Introduction to the Handbook of Stigma and Mental Health
- Part I Understanding Stigma and Mental Health
- Part II Impact of Stigma on Mental Health
- Part III Stigma and Mental Health in Specific Contexts
- 10 The Intersection of Mental Health Stigma and Marginalized Identities
- 11 Stigma and Mental Health in Ethnic Minority Populations
- 12 Mental Health Stigma among LGBTQ+ Populations
- 13 Unpacking Cultural Influences on Stigma of People with Mental Illness between Group-Oriented and Individual-Oriented Cultures
- 14 All the World’s a Stage
- 15 Understanding and Reducing the Stigma of Mental Health Problems and of Treatment among Military Personnel
- 16 Stigma of Seeking Mental Health Services and Related Constructs in Older versus Younger Adults
- 17 Stigma and Mental Health in the Abrahamic Religious Traditions
- Part IV Reducing Stigma to Promote Mental Health
- Index
- References
Summary
Stigma serves as the mechanism through which an individual is disqualified from full social acceptance because they exhibit an attitude, a behavior, or a characteristic that is regarded as socially unacceptable. For men, this is most often experienced when they violate the socialized male gender role, often in the form of appearing feminine, weak, suffering from psychological distress, or asking for psychological help. Men subsequently adjust their behaviors to conform to the socialized traditional male gender role regardless of the interpersonal and/or psychological consequences. The purpose of this chapter is to summarize the predominant theories of masculinity and articulate the linkages between those theories and the current understanding of mental health stigma. An overview of the small (but growing) body of literature linking mental health stigma to men, masculinity, and a variety of outcomes is then provided. Finally, the chapter concludes with a discussion of the broader implications these concepts have for mental health stigma research as well as the psychology of men and areas needing further research.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Stigma and Mental Health , pp. 282 - 301Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022