Psychology Taster: Andrew Tate to Adolescence: Understanding the Psychology of Toxic Masculinity

Time: 4 – 5PM

Speaker: 
Dr Nathaniel Schermerhorn, Lecturer in Psychology. 

What's it about?:

There have been many conversations about the sexism shared on social media by people such as Andrew Tate and whether the events depicted in television series such as Adolescence are actually happening in schools. Alongside these conversations has been the phrase “toxic masculinity,” but there are many questions as to what this actually means and what elements of masculinity may be toxic.

Psychological research on social identity and social identity threat can help us better understand why this debate has become complicated and polarizing. This discussion will give an introduction into how psychology informs our understanding of “toxic masculinity” as well as how this helps us to understand phenomena such as the rise of Andrew Tate.

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