Thesis (D. Min.)--Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 153-160).

Thesis (M.A.)--York University, 2005. Graduate Programme in Kinesiology and Health Science. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 59-67). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?url%5Fver=Z39.88-2004&res%5Fdat=xri:pqdiss &rft_val_fmt=info:ofi/fmt:kev:mtx:dissertation&rft_dat=xri:pqdiss:MR11771

Thesis (doctoral)--La Salle University, 2005. / ProQuest dissertations and theses ; AAT 3227739. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 46-55)

This research was undertaken with a view to advancing scholarship on the production and reproduction of notions of masculinity through everyday experiences of violence in the domestic sphere. In particular, the researcher sought to explicate constructions of masculinity in men’s narratives of their experiences of violence in the homeplace. The participants in this study constituted a fairly homogenous sample in terms of age, education, geographic location, and socio-economic status. A homogenous sample was purposefully selected because it aided an analysis of the phenomenon under study without diversions from extraneous variables. Data was collected from semi-structured, personal, in-depth, face-to-face interviews with eight young men. In these interviews participants were asked to recall and to talk about one particular experience of domestic violence that they witnessed or that had happened to them in the past. Photo elicitation was used as a reflective technique aimed at facilitating recall and discussion during the interviews. Data was analysed by means of a discourse analysis. The main findings of this research were that the participants grew up in communities where a more traditional hegemonic masculinity was commonplace and where violence as a means of exerting control was associated with being a ‘real man’. The participants did however question this notion of masculinity as a result of their experiences, particularly when they perceived the violence that they had been exposed to as excessive or unwarranted.

A work of creative fiction in novella form, this dissertation follows the first-person travails of Mitch Zeller, a 26-year-old gay man who is faced with an unexpected choice. The dissertation opens with a preface which examines the form of the novella and the content of this particular work.

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A complex community-based intervention was developed, entitled the Well Men Health Service (WMS) Pilots. This used novel ways of engaging with hard-to-reach men and was comprised of 18 individual pilot projects. The aim of this thesis was to develop, implement and assess a questionnaire to evaluate one of these pilots (Argyll WMS project) and consider the wider implications for evaluation, practice and men’s health. A systematic review was undertaken to identify effective interventions, specifically smoking cessation and alcohol-reduction, aimed at improving men’s health. An evaluation questionnaire was subsequently developed and implemented across all pilots. A second systemic review was undertaken to identify a gold or reference standard to test the questionnaire. The validity, reliability and acceptability of the questionnaire were assessed. The questionnaire was used to evaluate the Argyll WMS project. The first systematic review identified that there is limited evidence that smoking cessation and alcohol-reduction interventions aimed at men are effective. The second systematic review identified that although there are no gold standard methods of measuring alcohol and smoking, reference standards to exist. The questionnaire developed was found to be valid (k=0.44-0.63), reliable (k=0.71-1.0) and acceptable. The Argyll WMS project was not successful in engaging with hard-to-reach men. A valid, reliable, acceptable evaluation questionnaire was developed in this thesis which yielded robust findings; however, the evaluation had limitations. Evaluations are now expected to include mixed methods, take into account context and identify the mechanisms by which interventions work. Further research is required to identify whether male specific or male sensitive services are more effective, for whom and in which contexts.

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