Shed Talk: Discourses of men and masculinities in the context of a men’s shed.

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dc.contributor.authorMarkham, Steven
dc.contributor.authorHanna, Esmee
dc.date.acceptance2022-03
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-19T14:51:53Z
dc.date.available2024-09-19T14:51:53Z
dc.date.issued2023-10-31
dc.description.abstractThis chapter discusses the language and discourse of participants of UK men’s sheds. Men’s sheds are community-based venues, welcoming male participants to engage in manual work and to socialise with peers. They contain space, machinery, tools and materials to facilitate meaningful occupation with wood, metal, electrical and/or mechanical items. Whilst often attracted to the physical resources men’s sheds offer, subsidiary benefits of participation include social interaction, learning, improved mood, enhanced well-being and increased confidence. Discourses were captured as part of data generated for an investigation to elucidate how and why men’s sheds maintain and enhance participant health and wellbeing. Secondary analysis of data from three men’s sheds explores ways in which men communicate in these ‘gender sensitive’ environments. Through this exploration, the chapter exemplifies different interpretations of language and demonstrates the importance of understanding contexts of speaker’s background, socialisation, and turns of phrase, when considering men’s meaning. Hegemonic interpretations or gender normative assumptions could be constructed from the discourses. However, understanding the way men talk, and their intentions and meanings, illuminates the current importance of gender-sensitive interventions and how their importance might diminish for future generations of men.
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dc.identifier.citationMarkham, S. and Hanna, E. (2023) Shed Talk: Discourses of men and masculinities in the context of a men’s shed. In: Brookes, G. and Chałupnik, M. (Eds). Masculinity and Discourses of Men's Health. pp. 101-127
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-38407-3_5
dc.identifier.isbn9783031384066
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2086/24231
dc.language.isoen
dc.peerreviewedYes
dc.publisherPalgrave Macmillan
dc.researchinstituteInstitute for Research in Social Sciences
dc.subjectMen's health
dc.subjectMasculinity
dc.subjectMen's Sheds
dc.subjectGender
dc.titleShed Talk: Discourses of men and masculinities in the context of a men’s shed.
dc.typeBook chapter

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