by Andrew Smiler | Jan 23, 2015 | Media
What? In this paper, I discussed the different approaches to measuring masculinity that had been used since the ‘feminist revolution’ of the 1960-70s.Why? The way that we measure something tells us how people think about that thing. And because we’re...
by Andrew Smiler | Jan 23, 2015 | Media
It’s one of those everlasting questions: What qualities do (hetero) men want in a woman? In order to put this question in context, we compared men’s desired characteristics in a (female) romantic partner with their desired characteristics in a (female)...
by Andrew Smiler | Jan 23, 2015 | Media
When a guy says that he “hooked up” with someone, what exactly does he mean? Does it mean they had sex (and what does “sex” mean anyway)? In order to find out, I interviewed 20 guys to find out how they used “hooking up” and how they understood...
by Andrew Smiler | Dec 17, 2014 | Media
During adolescence, most youth experience their first kiss, first relationship, and first sex (intercourse). Instead of talking about adolescent sexuality as inherently risky, I tend to think about it as typical or “normative.” After all, if most...
by Andrew Smiler | Feb 24, 2008 | Media
This was a collaborative project with Susan Gelman (U Michigan), author of “The Essential Child.”What is essentialism? Essentialism refers to the idea that a thing has an inherent or natural meaning/form/way of being. Essentialism is the fundamental...
