“Asking for Help was Really Helpful, but Definitely Hard to Say”: A Comparative Analysis of the Intersection of Disability and Masculinity

A small body of work has examined the intersection of masculinity and disability. Key early studies focused attention on the ways in which men with acquired physical disabilities negotiated this dilemma, and the extent to which their strategies contested or reproduced gender norms. Recent work has called for greater attention to the diversity of men’s experiences across disabilities, as well as the dynamic and shifting configurations of gender …