When feeling under threat: the role of slurs and compensatory manhood acts.
This paper identifies a novel function of slurs—compensatory manhood acts (CMAs)—alongside their more widely recognised subordinating, weaponised, and insider/outsider functions. CMAs occur when men perceive their masculinity as being under threat and respond by engaging in hypermasculine behaviours...
| Publicado en: | Synthese Vol. 205; no. 4; pp. 1 - 24 |
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