The Gendered Landscape of Suicide Masculinities, Emotions, and Cult
This book is an attempt to understand suicide from the perspective of a group of men who decided to take their own lives. Their stories imply that male suicide is not, as frequently portrayed, an impulsive action arising from particular, sex-specific, cau
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ANNE CLEARY
The Gendered Landscape of Suicide “Throughout history and across many cultures, men have been far more likely to take their own lives and in modern society, blue collar, less educated men are especially at risk. In this important new study of men who want to, try to and do commit suicide, the sociologist Anne Cleary discovers underlying feelings of anguish, desperation, and shame. Equally important, she astutely observes that as men they feel obliged to “bravely” cover such feelings from public view. This misplaced notion of male valor, she persuasively argues, has tragically escaped public notice, seen as “just how men are” and foreclosed the possibility of receiving vitally needed help. An important contribution to sociology and a revelatory book for policy-makers, men at risk of their male socialization—and everyone else.” —Professor Arlie R. Hochschild, Professor Emerita, Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley
Anne Cleary
The Gendered Landscape of Suicide Masculinities, Emotions, and Culture
Anne Cleary UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy University College Dublin Dublin, Ireland
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Acknowledgements
Chapter 2 draws on material originally published in: Cleary, A. (2012). Suicidal action, emotional expression, and the performance of masculinities. Social Science & Medicine, 74, 498–505. Chapter 5 refers to material originally published in: Cleary, A. (2017). Hel
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