106: Breaking Kids Out of ‘The Man Box’ with Jonathon Reed
The Peaceful Parenting Podcast
The Effect of the Man Box on Boys' Wellbeing
Boys are more exposed to violence than girls and women, but they're also more likely to translate that exposure into violence. There's a concept called dominant space masculinity where the blueprint for status as a man is domination over people who are vulnerable. It might just be a regulatory phrase used against anybody who doesn't fit in right? That's what happened to me. You're so gay just because you have long hair. And then Mark's Green point is that once you've written that blueprint based on, you know, you throw like a girl as a phrase in grade one, we can maintain our own dominance and status by denigrating others.
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