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Men, masculine identities, and health care utilisation

Noone, Jack H., Stephens, Christine·2008·Sociology of Health & Illness
DOI 10.1111/j.1467-9566.2008.01095.x
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Seeking medical help early is critical for recovery, yet evidence indicates that men do not utilise general practitioner services as often as women. This paper draws on Connell's (1995) theory of hegemonic masculinity to critically examine how men's under-utilisation of medical services may be influenced by the social construction of masculine identities. Interviews with seven older rural men about their help-seeking behaviour, used a movie extract and hypothetical scenarios to stimulate discussion. Transcribed data were analysed using discourse analysis, which showed that in this particular social context, the men faced a dilemma when identifying with two conflicting subject positions: the virtuous regular health care user, and the masculine infrequent user of health care services. They solved this dilemma by positioning women as frequent and trivial users of health care and themselves as legitimate users of health care. By using biomedical and morality discourses in this way the men could maintain a masculine identity whilst also identifying as virtuous users of health care services. These results support the utility of hegemonic masculinity as a theoretical basis for examining the construction and maintenance of gendered identities by highlighting the complexity of multiple masculine identities.

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  1. Boros J., 2000, Preliminary Report of the National Health Interview Survey
  2. Connell R.W., 1995, Masculinities
  3. De Ras M., 1997, Bodily Boundaries, Sexualised Genders and Medical Discourses
  4. Lupton D., 2005, Medical Sociology: Major Themes in Health and Social Welfare
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Authors
Noone, J. H., & Stephens, C.
Affiliations
Massey University (NZ)
Corresponding author
Noone, Jack H.
ORCID
Venue
Sociology of Health & Illness
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2008-07
Volume
30
Issue
5
Pages
711-725
ISSN
  • 0141-9889 (ISSN-L)
  • 1467-9566
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9566.2008.01095.x
OpenAlex
W1996417803
Cited by
215
References
55
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 9 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 6 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 15 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 8 · 2016: 21 · 2015: 19 · 2014: 12 · 2013: 15 · 2012: 12
FWCI
25.85
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor)
Locations
  • Sociology of Health & Illness (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender and Feminist Studies
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Gender, Health, and Social Inequality
Keywords
hegemonic masculinity, male identity, help-seeking, health care utilization, older men, rural men, biomedical discourse, gender identity construction, subject positions
MeSH terms
Female, Gender Identity, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Male, Men, Middle Aged, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Power, Psychological, Primary Health Care, Rural Population, Sociology, Medical, Health Behavior, Men's Health

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