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040 _aAFVC
100 _aHaslop, Craig
_913935
245 _aMisogynistic and homophobic “banter” in UK digitised “lad cultures” :
_busing research and homosocial affect theory in an educational resource to tackle harmful masculine norms
_cCraig Haslop and Fiona O'Rourke
260 _bSage,
_c2025
500 _aMen and Masculinities, 2025, First published online, 1 May 2025
520 _aThere is a growing scholarship which focuses on the effectiveness of interventions that aim to develop men's critical awareness of harmful norms of masculinity, including those associated with misogyny and homophobia. This paper makes a unique contribution to this literature by showing how qualitative research with young (18–25 years old) cisgender heterosexual men (n = 42) about their digital homosocial practices, alongside relevant theory, underpinned the development of an educational toolkit called #Men4Change. In the paper, we highlight how banter is a potent form of homosocial currency in British young cisgender heterosexual men’s friendship groups as part of “lad culture”, which operates in specific ways in digital spaces. For example, young cisgender heterosexual men (18–25-year-olds) are often reluctant to challenge misogynistic “banter” in the private spaces of their online homosocial chat groups (e.g., those facilitated by WhatsApp) because they want to fit into their laddish friendship groups and benefit from the affective intensities of the groups. We show how hegemonic masculinity theory, alongside scholarship about men’s homosociality and its affective aspects, can be useful in developing gender transformative approaches which help young men challenge normalised misogyny and homophobia. (Authors' abstract). Read #9225
650 _aAUKATI TŪKINOTANGA
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650 _aATTITUDES
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650 0 _911209
_aENGAGING MEN AND BOYS IN VIOLENCE PREVENTION
650 _aHOMOPHOBIA
_96505
650 _aMASCULINITY
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650 _aMISOGYNY
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650 _aPRIMARY PREVENTION
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650 _aTĀNE
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650 _aVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
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651 _aINTERNATIONAL
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651 _aUNITED KINGDOM
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700 _aO'Rourke, Fiona
_913936
773 0 _tMen and Masculinities, 2025, First published online, 1 May 2025
830 _aMen and Masculinities
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856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1177/1097184X251333778
_zdoi: 10.1177/1097184X251333778 (Open access)
856 _uhttps://datacat.liverpool.ac.uk/2185/
_z#Men4Change toolkit
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