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    Men’s Lived Experiences with Breast Cancer: The Double Consciousness of Marginal Men

    The present study investigated men’s experiences with their breast cancer diagnosis and post-mastectomy lives. It is based on the sociological tradition of investigating the “marginal man” who lives in two not...

    Edward H. Thompson Jr, Alexandra S. Haydock in Sex Roles (2020)

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    Reading Masculinities

    Edward H. Thompson Jr in Sex Roles (2017)

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    “Heart Trouble” and Religious Involvement among Older White Men and Women

    Objective Few studies examine how older adults’ health status affects spiritual and religious involvement. This study examined the effects of gender and poor cardiac health on older adults’ ends, means, and quest...

    Edward H. Thompson Jr., Leslie Killgore, Heather Connors in Journal of Religion and Health (2009)

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    Images of Old Men’s Masculinity: Still a Man?

    Relatively little attention has been paid to later life masculinities. Separate studies were designed to identify the commonly held images of old men and then determine whether or not an old man is perceived a...

    Edward H. Thompson Jr. in Sex Roles (2006)

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    The maleness of violence in dating relationships: an appraisal of stereotypes

    This study clarifies and adds to our understanding of how gender and gender orientation affect physical aggression in dating relationships. The stereotype of male violence assumes that men exclusively or nearl...

    Edward H. Thompson Jr. in Sex Roles (1991)

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    Single-Parent Families

    With the increase in the number of single-parent families in recent years, the attention paid to this family form has grown considerably—in both the academic and the public media. This increased concern with s...

    Patricia A. Gongla, Edward H. Thompson Jr. in Handbook of Marriage and the Family (1987)

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    Attitudes toward the male role and their correlates

    This study investigated relationships between college men's attitudes toward the male role and five theoretical concomitants of the role. It was expected that males endorsing traditional male-role norms would ...

    Edward H. Thompson Jr., Christopher Grisanti, Joseph H. Pleck in Sex Roles (1985)