Toxic Masculinity in Henry V

Toxic masculinity motivates the characters and plot of Henry V by William Shakespeare. The play revolves around King Henry V and how he is a model leader of England during the Hundred Years War. Henry uses what a “true” man should be to inspire his soldiers when morale is low. Further, manlihood is seen in the characters or lack thereof. Characters that fail to follow the high expectations of masculinity are killed. Audience members recognize the importance of masculinity throughout the play, although the outcomes of those stereotypes are dangerous seen in the superficial friendships and suppression of authentic self

Given that participation in “Shared Reading” groups appears to increase mindfulness and improve quality of life in undergraduate students, what experiences most impact participants?

Purpose: Report on the qualitative data from a mixed-methods study that investigated effects of a specific literature-based intervention, Shared Reading (SR), on undergraduate students, and how adding formal mindfulness practice affects shared reading experience. Method: Qualitative data from post-intervention interviews explored participants’ experiences: 1) with the shared reading process; 2) with mindfulness practice, when included; 3) impact on the participant’s thinking or emotions of a particular story or character; 4) the participants’ relational experience within the group. Analysis applied grounded theory to understand and organize findings. Results: Analysis indicated that SR can be effective in reducing stress, improving attention, and increasing quality of life, and SR plus formal mindfulness practice enhances effects. Qualitative data from this mixed-methods study also indicated that SR in either form can also enhance sense of achievement, self-worth, and social engagement. Conclusion: These qualitative findings build on previous positive quantitative findings on this undergraduate population, as well as the research on Shared Reading groups emanating from the United Kingdom. SR alone appears to improve the quality of mindfulness in undergraduate students, while the combination of SR and formal mindfulness practice appears to offer further impact. Additionally, it is suggested that SR may help reduce loneliness in new students seeking connection through group participation. Given current COVID-19 limitations, research on remote delivery of the intervention may be of value

How Politics Become Personal: Sociohistorical Events and their Meanings in People's Lives

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Process for Improving Under-Managed Pain in the Infant Population

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Women or feminists? Assessing women's group consciousness

Social psychological research often relies on measures of group identification in assessing levels of group consciousness. However, for women, the relationship between gender identification and group consciousness may not be a straightforward one. Questionnaire data were used to examine the relationships between measures of group identity and group evaluations with other attitudinal, phenomenological, and developmental measures of feminist consciousness. Research participants were 234 undergraduate women; the majority (75%) were white and from middle-to upper-middle-class backgrounds. The results supported the hypothesis that use of the reference group “feminists,” rather than the more general group “women,” would be more strongly related to other dimensions of group consciousness in women.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/45607/1/11199_2005_Article_BF01544276.pd