ESW Open Seminar Series
Centre for Social Work Innovation
and Research (C-SWIR)
Monday 26th October, 5pm
Room 104, Fulton
Speaker
Yasin Koc, Doctoral researcher in the School of Psychology &
Graduate Teaching/Research Assistant for C-SWIR, University of Sussex,
presents:
Researching Gender and Sexual Identities: Insights from
social psychology for social work research and practice
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Theorising masculinity has evolved over the years from Connell’s concept of
hegemonic masculinity to Anderson’s inclusive masculinity theory. Though
societal perceptions and representations of masculinity prescribe men how to
construct their subjective masculinities, these perceptions may vary in the
local and global culture. While local culture can be limiting, the global can
provide alternative contexts for men, especially for gay men whose sexual
identity is thought to inherently violate the assumptions of their gender identity.
In this seminar, Yasin will describe his mixed methods research into
masculinities in Turkey relating his findings to the larger global context. He will
also discuss the implications for the wellbeing of stigmatised social groups,
and encourage discussion of how similar social psychological research can
inform social work research and practice.
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This seminar can be joined remotely by logging on to:
https://adobeconnect.sussex.ac.uk/cswir_koc
A recording of this event will be available to view retrospectively
at: www.sussex.ac.uk/socialwork/seminarseries