Maggie Dent has started writing her next book – Mothering Sons. As part of her informal research for the book, she is very keen to hear from men 18+ about their relationships with their mothers.
The online survey will only take a few minutes and...
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In this month's issue:
"Keeping Passion Alive in Your Relationship" by Jed Diamond
Challenges to improving male health in NSW
the first cut is the deepest
new men’s sexual health training
a view on ADHD and boys
news briefs
The Boyfriend Traine...
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In this month's issue:
What is a man? The Media have their say
Sexist Hyper-Masculine Adverts Make Men Aggressive
Women: hitting your man is not cute; it's abuse
men’s health services training programs
What Makes a Man a Man – New Male Ment...
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TUESDAY, 22 OCTOBER 2013 TO FRIDAY, 25 OCTOBER 2013, BRISBANE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE
Registrations and call for abstracts are now open for the National Men’s Health Gathering incorporating;
• 7th National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Male Health Convention
• 10th National Men’s Health Conference
• The Men and Vulnerable Families Forum
The...
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David Gilmore in his expertly crafted study of masculinity, Manhood in the Making: Cultural Concepts
of Masculinity (1992), points out that manhood is nearly ubiquitous in the cultures of the world.
Very early on in his book, Gilmore introduces us to the Fox Indians, one of the aboriginal peoples of
North America, whose word for manhood translates...
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Fear, vulnerability, stigma, and masculinity are important concepts to consider when promoting health among males. However, most health education efforts targeted towards males, particularly college-aged males, do not fully grasp the influence of these...
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Get more out of life Whether your life is working well or you have some things to sort out, you will find that attending an Essentially Men workshop will provide you with powerful resources for your journey of personal discovery and growth.
Renewal, ch...
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This is an edited version of a research paper by Prof. Bob Birrell, Virgonia Rapson, and Clare Hourigan, of the Monash University Centre for Population and Urban Research for the Australian Family Association written in March 2004. Their insights are still very current today.
Economic changes over the past 20 years have conspired to create...
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Playing the dating game Photo: istock photos
Naomi sat in the back row of Melbourne's Grattan Institute, about to watch her fiance give a lecture. She was joined by three unfamiliar women - all attractive, well groomed, in their mid-30s. From their wh...
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Road to happiness? ... divorce no longer a turn-off for women.
Do divorcés make better potential partners than men who have never married? A New York news station reported last month that divorced might be the new single. According to WABC-TV, ...
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By SUSAN GREGORY THOMAS
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When K.J. Wiemer got married in the 1990s, he didn't think he was becoming a husband. Rather, he says, he saw himself as "one of two 20-something professionals living together, who were now entering the phase of 'o...
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The Public Health Association of Australia in partnership with Sexual Health and Family Planning Australia invite you to participate in the first Australian conference to bring together practitioners, policy makers, scholars, educators and others enthu...
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About 82 per cent of porn users in Australia are male and 55 per cent married, a survey of 1000 users found.
Many men believe pornography is harmless and women should stop banging on about it.
'MY WIFE doesn't show much enthusiasm for sex. She will pa...
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About 82 per cent of porn users in Australia are male and 55 per cent married, a survey of 1000 users found.
Many men believe pornography is harmless and women should stop banging on about it.
'MY WIFE doesn't show much enthusiasm for sex. She will pa...
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You’re feeling down or chronically stressed. Is your sex life suffering the consequences? Low mood, stress and our (waning) sex lives often are closely related, right? Maybe not for men; recent research has found that depression and anxiety symp...
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