Affective Health and Masculinities in South Africa: An Ethnography of (In)Vulnerability

by Hans Reihling

Book Overview

Affective Health and Masculinities in South Africa explores how different masculinities modulate substance use, interpersonal violence, suicidality, and AIDS as well as recovery cross-culturally.

With a focus on three male protagonists living in very distinct urban areas of Cape Town, this comparative ethnography shows that men's struggles to become invulnerable increase vulnerability. Through an analysis of masculinities as social assemblages,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032237031
• ISBN13: 9781032237039
• Release Date: December 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"