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Do we recognize whether a man's masculinity is threatened? An auditory perception experiment ...
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Abstract:
In contrast to femininity, masculinity is an insecure social status. It can be easily lost and thus has to be re-established permanently (Vandello & Bosson, 2013). According to Precarious Manhood Theory (Bosson et al., 2009), men tend to engage in compensatory behavior in case their masculinity has been threatened. This involves behavior that has negative consequences for the men themselves (e.g., alcohol drinking: Fugitt & Ham, 2018), and others (e.g., aggressive behavior: Bosson et al., 2009; sexist and homonegative attitudes: Alonso, 2018; Glick et al., 2007; O’Connor et al., 2017). Although masculinity threat has been thoroughly investigated in the United States of America, studies focussing on other countries are rare. In our study, we focus on compensatory behavior that is associated with less negative consequences. We aim to answer the question whether men use vocal behavior to restore their masculinity after it has been threatened since gender is vocally expressed (Simpson, 2009) and a low ...
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Keyword:
Applied Linguistics; Cognition and Perception; Communication; Experimental Analysis of Behavior; FOS Languages and literature; FOS Psychology; Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication; Linguistics; Personality and Social Contexts; Phonetics and Phonology; Psychology; Social and Behavioral Sciences; Social Psychology
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URL: https://dx.doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/pj3st
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