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'It's pretty toxic… but just a little, I want to be like that': What young men think of manosphere content

Masculinity content promises young men self-optimization and success, but often delivers health harms, risk-taking, unattainable standards, gender stereotypes and misogyny. The latter is the strongest predictor of violent extremism.

'It's pretty toxic… but just a little, I want to be like that': What young men think of manosphere content
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Masculinity content promises young men self-optimization and success, but often delivers health harms, risk-taking, unattainable standards, gender stereotypes and misogyny. The latter is the strongest predictor of violent extremism.

Originally published at Phys.org

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