Does everyone really want to be a macho man?
Traditional attitudes of masculinity, such as physical toughness and personal sacrifice, are valued in Mexican culture. A University of Missouri researcher found that Mexican-American men, as a group,...
View ArticleWarriors do not always get the girl
Aggressive, vengeful behavior of individuals in some South American groups has been considered the means for men to obtain more wives and more children, but an international team of anthropologists...
View ArticleSo. Ariz. man pleads guilty in jaguar's death
(AP) -- A southern Arizona biologist pleaded guilty on Friday to a misdemeanor federal charge for his role in the 2009 trapping and subsequent death of a rare jaguar known as "Macho B."
View ArticleFirefighters are no macho men
The firefighting profession has a strong trademark characterised by heroes and masculinity. This image is commonly reinforced not only in media but also for example in the firemen calendars produced by...
View ArticleFootball makes higher education more popular
(Phys.org)—When Stanford's football season started up last Friday, "Why football?" probably wasn't the question on the minds of most fans. But for Mitchell Stevens, an associate professor at Stanford's...
View ArticleStronger reaction to masculinity threats tied to testosterone, sociologist says
(Phys.org) —We've all heard it before: if a guy is made to feel less than manly, he'll act even more macho to make up for it. Now, new research suggests that this behavior may have something to do with...
View ArticleBovril: a very beefy (and British) love affair
The makers of the beef extract called Bovril were pioneers in the dark arts of marketing. Speaking tomorrow at the Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery, Cambridge University historian Lesley...
View ArticleCall to arms: Racism and sexual harassment is still rife in science
Martin Luther King said, "On some positions, Cowardice asks the question, 'Is it safe?' Expediency asks the question, 'Is it politic?' And Vanity comes along and asks the question, 'Is it popular?' But...
View ArticleTwo million years ago, human relative 'Nutcracker Man' lived on tiger nuts
An Oxford University study has concluded that our ancient ancestors who lived in East Africa between 2.4 million-1.4 million years ago survived mainly on a diet of tiger nuts. Tiger nuts are edible...
View ArticleE3 BUZZ: Women triumph, Kinect vanishes at E3
Seen and heard as the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo gears up for its three-day run at the Los Angeles Convention Center:
View ArticleEngineering companies urged to make room for the 'gadget girls'
The classic stereotype of an engineer – a man who is brilliant at and passionate about technology, but not so good at dealing with people – bears little resemblance to actual engineers or their work,...
View Article'Macho man' heroes created for war: Historian
The veneration of macho men originates from concerns about the readiness of mollycoddled middle class men to stand up for their nations in the 18th and 19th centuries, an Australian National University...
View ArticleSexual stereotypes influence behavior in adult bookstores, study
Visits to adult bookstores elicit behavior that ranges from macho swagger to skulking insecurity in men and bold confidence to adolescent giggling in women, a new University of Florida study finds.
View ArticleWomen have played major role in history -- from the start, authors assert
Hold on to your bearskin hats and your macramé snoods, readers: You are in for a wild verbal ride through your deep, deep past.
View ArticleScientists investigated molecular processes for targeted dog cancer therapy
Dogs get cancer, just like humans. Scientists at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna are now exploring the molecular basis of cancer progression in canine cell lines. Modern cancer therapy...
View ArticleAre looser gun laws changing the social fabric of Missouri?
Missouri is poised to become the latest state to allow guns into college classrooms.
View ArticleWhere does anti-LGBT bias come from – and how does it translate into violence?
In the United States, public support of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community has increased in recent years. These changes are associated with increased visibility of openly gay...
View ArticleJohn Glenn, the 1st American to orbit Earth, has died at 95
John Glenn, whose 1962 flight as the first U.S. astronaut to orbit the Earth made him an all-American hero and propelled him to a long career in the U.S. Senate, died Thursday. The last survivor of the...
View ArticleThird gender defies image of macho Mexico
There is a popular myth told in the city of Juchitán, Mexico, to explain the prevalence and acceptance of indigenous men who consider themselves to be neither male nor female, but a hybrid third...
View ArticleTrump's energy dominance and the future of fossil fuels
The Trump Administration is doing everything it can to encourage drilling for fossil fuels on federal lands and everywhere else. They are reversing regulations on methane release, deep-sea drilling...
View ArticleResearchers: Tackling online misogyny—what needs to be done in UK schools and...
Research from the Children's Commissioner for England has found that 79% of children have encountered violent pornography before they are 18. One-third of young people have reported receiving nude...
View Article'He is always there to listen': Friendships between young men are more than...
Male friendships are often presented in the media and popular culture as relatively superficial, competitive and lacking in emotional depth.
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