African (situated) psychologies of boys, men and masculinities
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Authors
Ratele, Kopano
Issue Date
2017
Type
Article
Language
en
Keywords
Africa , African Psychology , Boys , Masculinity
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Abstract
How might psychology less alienatingly study African
men and boys? What potential contribution, in other
words, might a situated psychology make towards
understanding men and boys? Urged by these questions,
and grounded in the view that there is still relatively
little concerning Africa for itself, as well as much that
is dehumanising of Africans within (North American
and western European-centred) psychology this article
seeks to present what I refer to as (African) situated
psychologies, and more specifically (African) situated
psychologies of boys, men and masculinities. Whilst
the article is generally meant to contribute to the
development of African psychology, because of an
abiding interest in boys, men and masculinities, the
article is also specifically intended to show how we might
go about centring Africa in psychological studies of
boys, men and masculinities. The basic argument is that
attachment to (North American- or Western European centred) psychology and Africa is inherently estranging,
and what may be necessary is to critically trouble globally
hegemonic traditions into which psychology students,
teachers, therapists, and researchers located in Africa and
with an interest in boys and men are hailed. Four different
orientations in studies of psychology of masculinities are
outlined, namely, a psychology of African boys, men and
masculinities; psychological African studies of boys, men
and masculinities; a more cultural African psychology of
boys, men ad masculinities; and a more critical African
psychology of boys, men and masculinities.
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Ratele, K. (2017). African (situated) psychologies of boys, men and masculinities. Psychology in Society, (54), 10-28.