‘Being a man’ in treatment: Health, masculinity and the drama of independence

Over the past two decades, a vibrant social science scholarship has developed on men’s health and masculinity. This work draws inspiration from a number of sources, including the diverse strands of feminist scholarship and the broader field of critical men’s studies (see Sabo and Gordon 1995, Courtenay and Keeling 2000, Connell 2000, Sabo 2005, Courtenay 2009, O’Brien, Hunt and Hart. 2009, Evans et al. 2011). Despite the growth of this …