Subtopic Deep Dive
Masculinity Studies
Research Guide
What is Masculinity Studies?
Masculinity Studies examines social constructions of masculinity, hegemonic models, and their impacts on health, education, and violence, primarily in Brazilian contexts using ethnographic and discourse analysis methods.
This subtopic analyzes plural masculinities through qualitative approaches like interviews and historical analysis. Key works include Schraiber et al. (2005, 188 citations) on men and health in collective health agendas, and Medrado and Lyra (2008, 74 citations) proposing a feminist gender matrix for masculinity research. Over 10 provided papers span 2005-2019, focusing on Brazil-specific issues in health access and gender dynamics.
Why It Matters
Masculinity studies inform health policies by revealing barriers men face in seeking care, as in Schraiber et al. (2005) linking gender perspectives to social illness patterns. They address violence dynamics in gendered relations, per Debert and Gregori (2008), influencing justice system responses. Applications extend to education by unpacking fatherhood roles (Faustino e Freitas et al., 2009) and transgender health demands (Sousa and Iriart, 2018), reducing disparities in SUS access.
Key Research Challenges
Hegemonic Masculinity Dominance
Research struggles to move beyond hegemonic models to capture plural masculinities in Brazilian health contexts. Medrado and Lyra (2008) advocate a feminist matrix but note persistent power imbalances. Ethnographic methods face resistance in documenting non-dominant forms.
Trans Health Access Barriers
Studies highlight SUS access difficulties for trans men, including transexualization processes. Rocon et al. (2016, 186 citations) and Rocon et al. (2019) identify qualitative barriers via semi-structured interviews. Scaling findings to policy remains limited by regional focus.
Integrating Gender in Historical Analysis
Applying gender categories historically encounters translation issues across social movements. Pedro (2005, 97 citations) historicizes 'gender' versus 'sex' in Brazilian contexts. Challenges persist in linking to contemporary masculinity crises.
Essential Papers
Homens e saúde na pauta da Saúde Coletiva
Lília Blima Schraiber, Romeu Gomes, Márcia Thereza Couto · 2005 · Ciência & Saúde Coletiva · 188 citations
Apresenta-se a temática "homens e saúde" como questão contemporânea da Saúde Coletiva e produto da interface entre as ciências humanas e a saúde: o caráter social do adoecimento; a perspectiva de g...
Dificuldades vividas por pessoas trans no acesso ao Sistema Único de Saúde
Pablo Cardozo Rocon, Alexsandro Rodrigues, Jésio Zamboni et al. · 2016 · Ciência & Saúde Coletiva · 186 citations
Resumo Objetivou-se discutir as dificuldades de pessoas trans moradoras da região metropolitana da Grande Vitória/ES em acessarem os serviços de saúde no SUS. Utilizou-se uma abordagem qualitativa ...
A desigual divisão sexual do trabalho: um olhar sobre a última década
LUANA PASSOS DE SOUSA, Dyeggo Rocha Guedes · 2016 · Estudos Avançados · 123 citations
resumo Este artigo objetiva analisar a divisão sexual do trabalho no Brasil e entre suas regiões. Para tanto, foram realizadas estatísticas descritivas, com base na Pnad 2004 e 2014, da participaçã...
Violência e gênero: novas propostas, velhos dilemas
Guita Grin Debert, Maria Filomena Gregori · 2008 · Revista Brasileira de Ciências Sociais · 98 citations
Este artigo discute e analisa os dilemas envolvidos no uso das noções que têm sido empregadas para qualificar a violência em relações sociais marcadas pelo gênero e em suas atualizações em diferent...
Traduzindo o debate: o uso da categoria gênero na pesquisa histórica
Joana Maria Pedro · 2005 · História (São Paulo) · 97 citations
Neste artigo, estão sendo historicizadas categorias de análise como: "mulher", "mulheres", "gênero" e "sexo", através de um diálogo com a história dos movimentos sociais de mulheres, de feministas,...
Paternidade: responsabilidade social do homem no papel de provedor
Waglânia de Mendonça Faustino e Freitas, Ana Tereza Medeiros Cavalcante da Silva, Edméia de Almeida Cardoso Coelho et al. · 2009 · Revista de Saúde Pública · 88 citations
OBJETIVO: Analisar os significados atribuídos à paternidade por homens que são pais. DELINEAMENTO DO ESTUDO: Estudo realizado em João Pessoa, PB, em 2003, desenvolvido sob abordagem qualitativa e e...
“Viver dignamente”: necessidades e demandas de saúde de homens trans em Salvador, Bahia, Brasil
Diogo Sousa, Jorge Alberto Bernstein Iriart · 2018 · Cadernos de Saúde Pública · 81 citations
Resumo: Este artigo discute as necessidades e demandas de saúde de homens trans, tema pouco estudado que, com frequência, interpela a construção de práticas de cuidado em saúde para esta população....
Reading Guide
Foundational Papers
Start with Schraiber et al. (2005, 188 citations) for men-health interface and Medrado and Lyra (2008) for feminist frameworks, as they establish core gender-social illness links and matrices for Brazilian contexts.
Recent Advances
Study Sousa and Iriart (2018, 81 citations) for trans masculinities health demands and Rocon et al. (2019, 74 citations) for SUS transexualization barriers to grasp evolving access issues.
Core Methods
Core techniques: qualitative interviews (Faustino e Freitas et al., 2009), discourse analysis on violence (Debert and Gregori, 2008), and historical gender categorization (Pedro, 2005).
How PapersFlow Helps You Research Masculinity Studies
Discover & Search
Research Agent uses searchPapers and exaSearch to find Brazilian masculinity papers like 'Homens e saúde na pauta da Saúde Coletiva' by Schraiber et al. (2005), then citationGraph reveals connections to Medrado and Lyra (2008) and findSimilarPapers uncovers trans health extensions.
Analyze & Verify
Analysis Agent applies readPaperContent to extract ethnographic methods from Faustino e Freitas et al. (2009), verifies claims with CoVe against Schraiber et al. (2005), and runs PythonAnalysis for citation trend stats using pandas on OpenAlex data, graded by GRADE for evidence strength.
Synthesize & Write
Synthesis Agent detects gaps in hegemonic vs. plural masculinities across papers, flags contradictions in health access narratives, while Writing Agent uses latexEditText, latexSyncCitations for Debert and Gregori (2008), and latexCompile to produce reviewed manuscripts with exportMermaid for gender dynamic diagrams.
Use Cases
"Analyze citation trends in Brazilian masculinity health papers from 2005-2019"
Research Agent → searchPapers → Analysis Agent → runPythonAnalysis (pandas plot citations) → matplotlib export of trends graph.
"Draft LaTeX review on hegemonic masculinity in SUS access"
Research Agent → citationGraph → Synthesis Agent → gap detection → Writing Agent → latexSyncCitations (Schraiber 2005) → latexCompile → PDF output.
"Find code for analyzing qualitative gender interview data"
Research Agent → paperExtractUrls → Code Discovery → paperFindGithubRepo → githubRepoInspect → Python sandbox for NVivo-like thematic analysis.
Automated Workflows
Deep Research workflow conducts systematic reviews of 50+ OpenAlex papers on Brazilian masculinities, chaining searchPapers → citationGraph → structured report with GRADE scores. DeepScan applies 7-step analysis with CoVe checkpoints to verify health barrier claims in Rocon et al. (2019). Theorizer generates hypotheses on plural masculinities from Schraiber et al. (2005) and Sousa and Iriart (2018).
Frequently Asked Questions
What defines Masculinity Studies?
Masculinity Studies investigates constructions of masculinity, hegemonic models, and crises in Brazilian education and health using ethnographic and discourse methods.
What methods dominate this subtopic?
Qualitative approaches prevail, including semi-structured interviews (Rocon et al., 2016), ethnographic analysis (Sousa and Iriart, 2018), and discourse on gender categories (Pedro, 2005).
Which are key papers?
Foundational: Schraiber et al. (2005, 188 citations) on men and health; Medrado and Lyra (2008, 74 citations) on feminist matrix. Recent: Sousa and Iriart (2018, 81 citations) on trans men health needs.
What open problems exist?
Challenges include scaling regional SUS findings nationally, integrating historical gender categories with current crises, and documenting non-hegemonic masculinities beyond health.
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