What makes men, men?

Hosted by Jonathan Bastian Nov. 07, 2020 Health & Wellness

Today, some men are adopting a new set of skills — listening, communication and empathy and the men who embrace this new era are finding themselves happier than those who resist. Photo by Wikicommons (CC BY 2.0)

Over the last 50 years, our notion of masculinity has been steadily changing. Feminism and the shift in gender roles has seen increasing parity between the sexes and culturally we’re embracing a diverse array of sexual identities. So how are these changes impacting our perceptions of what it means to be a man and can men unlearn the old models of sexism, patriarchy and aggression? And are men today actually much happier in more egalitarian relationships at work and more emotionally connected with family?

From this Episode:

The notion of what it means to be a man is beginning to change

In his most recent book “Angry White Men: American Masculinity at the end of an Era” Stonybrook University emeritus professor Michael Kimmel addresses how our notions of...

25 min

How gender identity is shifting our perception of traditional male traits

Over the past 50 years the concept of masculinity has also been impacted by a cultural shift and societal acceptance of different gender identities and all forms of...

27 min