Date of Award
12-14-2016
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
Sociology
First Advisor
Eric R. Wright
Second Advisor
Daniel Carlson
Third Advisor
Wendy Simonds
Abstract
Using secondary analysis of in-depth interviews of men with schizophrenia (N=59), in this thesis I explore the interplay between the performance of hegemonic masculinity and the treatment career of men with serious mental illness (SMI), and in doing so begin a conversation about how mental health providers can better address issues of masculinity. My findings are that significant barriers to masculinity performance are caused by the diagnosis and treatment of SMI, leading to roll loss, subsequent stress, and strategic modification of masculinity performance to attain hegemonic complicity. I identify six emergent themes and three masculinities within the data, and offer a theoretical framework with recommendations for application and future research.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57709/9395226
Recommended Citation
Vidmar, Christopher, "Hegemonic Masculinity in Men with Schizophrenia: Complicity and Strategic Performance." Thesis, Georgia State University, 2016.
doi: https://doi.org/10.57709/9395226