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Los malestares masculinos: Narraciones de un grupo de varones adultos de la Ciudad de México

Year: 2008

Type: article

Abstract: Distresses related to depressive conditions in men have not been sufficiently acknowledged, and yet less studied. The difference between distress and its attention is originated in factors such as a rigid and dual classification of the problem, a false conception that it is a «womens problem», and the social stigma that leads men to accept and face negative emotional states that affect their life quality. This article shows the results of a qualitative study which sought to uncover the social construction of distress from a gender approach and to deepen the understanding about the way men live it and exteriorize it. The concept of loss was taken as a methodological strategy throughout the study to access the male distress experiences, considering that, before an emotionally meaningful loss or an unfavorable event, individuals may react using those experiences...

Source: LA Referencia (Red Federada de Repositorios Institucionales de Publicaciones Científicas)

Authors: Clara Fleiz, Ma. Emily Ito Sugiyama, Maria Elena teresa Medina Mora icaza, Luciana Ramos Lira

Institutions: Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Language: Spanish

Topic: Gender Roles and Identity Studies

Subfield: Gender Studies

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W2107225706

FWCI: 0.743

Cites: 13

Cited by: 13

Related to: 10