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How do men’s magazines talk about penises?
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posted on 2023-08-30, 16:44 authored by Craig Owen, Christine CampbellConstructions of masculinity have shifted and changed but the central role of the penis has remained firm. Yet, despite the implications for sexual health, there has been very little research on discourses around penises. The messages men receive about their manhood is apparent in articles in men’s magazines. We conducted a discursive analysis of the ways in which penises were discussed in four market leading UK titles: Loaded, Men’s Health, GQ and Attitude. Two broad discourses were identified, termed Laddish and Medicalised, both of which create fear-ridden spaces where men are bombarded with unachievable masculine ideals and traumatic examples of mutilated members. We discuss how health psychologists could use the findings to communicate with men about their sexual health needs using this channel.
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23Issue number
2Page range
332-344Publication title
Journal of Health PsychologyISSN
1461-7277External DOI
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- Accepted version
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- eng
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2019-11-08Legacy creation date
2019-11-08Legacy Faculty/School/Department
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