‘It is men who die and all that, so what is new?’ Male vulnerability, institutionalised masculinity and the present absence of a problem in Swedish rescue service accident prevention

IF 2.1 Q2 SOCIOLOGY

NORMA Pub Date : 2021-04-06 DOI:10.1080/18902138.2021.1908761

Mathias Ericson

引用次数: 2

Abstract

ABSTRACT Men die in accidents more frequently than women. However, the statistical facts do not necessarily translate into any self-evident discussion of addressing men and masculinity construction in work with accident prevention. This article draws upon theories of masculinity, affect and haunting in order to discuss social and institutional processes that support a gender-neutral approach to accidents, where the high frequency of men is just something you accept. The analyses are based on observations and interviews with people who work with accident investigation and prevention within the rescue service in Sweden. The article suggests that male vulnerability is reiterated as a haunting phenomenon beyond the responsibility of the rescue service which reproduces masculinity as a form of cruel optimism.

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“死的都是人，还有什么新鲜事？”男性的脆弱性、制度化的男子气概以及瑞典救援服务事故预防中目前没有问题

摘要男性死于事故的频率高于女性。然而，统计事实并不一定转化为任何关于在事故预防工作中解决男性和男性气质建设的不言自明的讨论。这篇文章借鉴了男性气质、情感和困扰的理论，以讨论支持对事故采取性别中立方法的社会和制度过程，在这种情况下，男性的高频率只是你可以接受的。这些分析是基于对瑞典救援机构事故调查和预防人员的观察和采访。这篇文章表明，男性的脆弱性被重申为一种挥之不去的现象，超出了救援服务的责任范围，它将男性气概再现为一种残酷乐观的形式。

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NORMA Social Sciences-Gender Studies

CiteScore

3.00

自引率

14.30%

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期刊介绍： NORMA is an international journal for high quality research concerning masculinity in its many forms. This is an interdisciplinary journal concerning questions about the body, about social and textual practices, and about men and masculinities in social structures. We aim to advance theory and methods in this field. We hope to present new themes for critical studies of men and masculinities, and develop new approaches to ''intersections'' with race, sexuality, class and coloniality. We are eager to have conversations about the role of men and boys, and the place of masculinities, in achieving gender equality and social equality. The journal was begun in the Nordic region; we now strongly invite scholarly work from all parts of the world, as well as research about transnational relations and spaces. All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editors, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double blind and submission is online via Editorial Manager.