Men's Studies

Men Agree More About What Is Attractive In Women
by eNotAlone.com
There is much more agreement among men about what is attractive in opposite sex, than there is among women, whose definition of what makes a man attractive is less well-defined, a new U.S. study has found.

Men In Average Relationship Are Stressed At Work
by eNotAlone.com
Men who have an average emotional and sexual relationship with their partner at home, experience more stress at work, compared to their counterparts in good or bad relationships, found a new survey conducted by the researchers from Sweden.

Obese Men Have Less Chance To Get Married
by eNotAlone.com
According to the new report that was presented this week at an international conference on obesity in Amsterdam, men who were extremely overweight at the age of 18 years, were 50 per cent less likely to get married by reaching their 30s and 40s.

Men Respond Better To Ads And Spend More Time Online
by eNotAlone.com
According to the new data by market research firm eMarketer, men spend more time browsing the Web than women; they also use social networks more often and more positively react to advertisements.

Men Can Guess A Woman's Age Even When Drunk
by eNotAlone.com
Drunk men find the opposite sex less attractive and have no problem when it comes to guessing a woman's age, according to a new study by British researchers. This means that drunkenness should not be considered an excuse for a man mistaking an underage

It Takse Less Than 10 Seconds For Men To Fall In Love
by eNotAlone.com
It takes a man less than 10 seconds to fall in love, according to the findings of a brand new research. The scientists claim that the time needed for a man to fall in love at first sight is precisely 8.2 seconds.

Guys Prefer Non-Drinking Ladies
by eNotAlone.com
Very often young ladies in college may be drinking in excess to impress or charm the counterparts of the opposite sex. However, the new study suggests that college guys actually are not quite impressed when women become their drinking buddies.

Men Suffer More From Recession Than Women
by eNotAlone.com
Job insecurity makes men more depressed, stressed and anxious than women in the same situation, according to new findings by academics at the University of Cambridge. The scientists said that the fear of losing a job, and in other words, the status

I Hate The Way I Look!: When Male Body Image Issues Become Unhealthy
by John D. Moore, MS, CADC
Do you always feel anxious whenever out in public, perhaps fearing that others are staring at you because of a self-perceived body flaw? Have you experienced 'panic attacks' while in social settings, causing you to become so self-conscious that you have

Guide to Hope, Healing, and Inspiration for Men of Color
Reclaim Your Power!
by Terrance Dean
I remember walking to work at MTV Networks from the train station. I heard a big booming voice asking, 'What are you doing?' It startled me at first because I had heard the voice before.

On the Garage
Fathers, Sons, & Brothers
by Bret Lott
This is the last room: the garage. We've been in the new house more than a month already, each day thus far filled with putting away all we own, each day filled with trying to find order in chaos.

Secret Dietary Rituals
The Adonis Complex
by Harrison G. Pope, Jr., M.D., Katherine A. Phillips, M.D., Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D.
Among men suffering from the Adonis Complex, secrets like Bill's are common. Not only does society forbid men to talk about their feelings of vulnerability and inadequacy, but it also indoctrinates them with the idea that only women are supposed to worry

Muscle Dysmorphia: 'Puniness' in the Mind
The Adonis Complex
by Harrison G. Pope, Jr., M.D., Katherine A. Phillips, M.D., Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D.
The body image distortions of men with 'muscle dysmorphia' are strikingly analogous to those of women (and some men) with anorexia nervosa. In fact, some people have colloquially referred to muscle dysmorphia as 'bigorexia nervosa' or 'reverse anorexia.'

Secrets of the Men at the Olympic Gym
The Adonis Complex
by Harrison G. Pope, Jr., M.D., Katherine A. Phillips, M.D., Roberto Olivardia, Ph.D.
Many of these men, we believe, are caught in a double bind they can neither understand nor escape. On the one hand, they're increasingly surrounded with media images of masculine perfection - not just here in the gym, but in advertisements, on television

Men Are Difficult
If Men Could Talk: Unlocking the Secret Language of Men
by Alon Gratch, Ph.D.
It's not that men don't talk, says Dr. Alon Gratch, it's just that they speak a different language. Drawing on the stories of his male patients and on his own experiences as a man-as a son, husband, father, therapist, and friend-Dr. Gratch brilliantly

The Bitchfest
Standup Guy: Manhood After Feminism
by Michael Segell
Standup Guy began with a simple question: Why do young men avoid marriage in record numbers and focus instead on sexual 'payback'? This book is journalist Michael Segell's quest to find an answer. He takes the reader to a New Warriors retreat, a Promise

Remember My Name
From Chivalry to Terrorism: War and the Changing Nature of Masculinity
by Leo Braudy, Ph.D.
Like the elephant sought by the six blind men, or the electron that changes position depending on when it is observed, masculinity must be mapped rather than merely discovered. Not only is it elusive, but there are also those with vested interests in keep