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RE-ENGINEERING THE MASCULINITY CRISIS

t’s a widely known phenomenon that men struggle with vulnerability. This is, in part, owing to the way masculinity is presented on television shows, movies and from societal expectations. Men and boys are socialised to believe that vulnerability is weakness that men can’t afford to show. This way of thinking has been proven to have many flaws. Contemporarily,

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