STRESSFUL EXPERIENCES OF MASCULINITY AMONG YOUNG U.S.-BORN AND IMMIGRANT LATINO AMERICAN MEN

摘要: Explaining how stereotypes and norms influence role-identities during reflected appraisal processes, we developed a theory broadly applicable to diverse groups of minority men— Minority Masculinity Stress Theory —and apply it Latino American men. Based on sample 62 men, analyzed elicited text from an open-ended questionnaire explain three experiences masculinity-related stress: performing toughness, engaging romantically/ sexually , enacting el hombre . We found men emphasize duty beyond typical standards hegemonic masculinity base their rejecting gendered expectations that they be tough objectify women. However, men’s contradict racial resulting in appraisals refute potentially positive self-concepts predispose them towards stress.