THE CULTURE BEAT : Our rigid notions of masculinity need to be updated

“Men are today, confronted as never before with mediated messages that invite them to openly confront their emotions, be sensitive, caring and feel comfortable seeking help, whilst at the same time they are expected to be appear powerful, strong and self-reliant (Gough, 2009). It is these ideological dilemmas that Lott and MIND identify as often leading to men suffering depression.”

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Habari Zinazoendana

9 years ago

TheCitizen

06 Oct

THE CULTURE BEAT : We need to give in the name of honesty

A group of young men in New York conducted a social experiment on how giving the society is in the face of an honest beggar that states what he needs the money for versus a beggar that is with a sick child.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

29 Dec

THE CULTURE BEAT : The phenomenon of hermaphrodites

In sociology 101 I remember encountering the whole idea of intersex/hermaphroditism in human beings. That was just an aspect in the spectrum of topics related to gender and sexuality in our societies that has fascinated me since that day.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

20 Oct

THE CULTURE BEAT : Is education our way out of poverty as a nation?

I recently read a tweet of someone lamenting about the high cost of education.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

03 Nov

THE CULTURE BEAT : Here’s how we can tackle poverty in Africa

In 2013, the World Bank Group announced two goals that would guide its development work worldwide. The first is the eradication of chronic poverty. More formally, it is the target of bringing the number of extremely poor people, defined as those living on less than 1.25 ppp-adjusted dollars a day, to less than 3pc of the world population by 2030.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

17 Nov

THE CULTURE BEAT : The ‘downside’ of women empowerment

Stories of abuse and rape are so common that a lot of women still find abuse from a partner to be a normal thing. However, women empowerment has had a huge role not just in support of abused women but in making sure that their stories are heard and that justice is served.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

24 Nov

THE CULTURE BEAT : Having children should be a personal choice

The word “family” means different things to different people. The initial definition of family only catered for the conventional idea of families: mother, father and children.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

30 Dec

THE CULTURE BEAT: It’s alright to be alone during festive season

>It has been rumoured that suicide rates increase during the festive season. At least that’s what someone on Facebook (and lots of internet speculators) said.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

09 Jun

CULTURE BEAT: Defining what a man is can be a bit tricky

A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article on manhood and what it means to be a man.

 

9 years ago

TheCitizen

25 Aug

THE CULTURE BEAT : We could help protect illegal sex workers

I was driving with friends along Sinza road when someone in the car said, “look at all those women”. In my naivety I asked, “what are they all doing lined up over there?”.

 

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