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      Six reasons

      The member ballot for our proposed new sections will go out in April. In this blog post Martin Seager lays out six reasons to vote for a Male Psychology Section.

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      Male psychology: holistic, compassionate, future-facing

      It's staggering to consider how many men kill themselves every day (around 13 according to recent figures), but perhaps just as staggering is how few psychologists realise this is a field where they can have a positive impact.

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      New fathers in lockdown – a golden opportunity

      For International Men’s Day, John Barry of the Male Psychology section shares some thoughts on how new dads can embrace lockdown as an opportunity to bond with their children.

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      Men are able to talk, are psychologists able to listen?

      The following article is a joint effort by John Barry (UCL), Louise Liddon (Male Psychology Network), and Martin Seager (Central London Samaritans).

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      The starving elephant will not be cured by a chiropodist

      There is a wise Hindu parable about how three blind men try to understand what an elephant is. The first one walks over and grasps its tail, and proclaims that an elephant is like a snake. Another grasps his leg suggests that an elephant is like a tree.

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      New BPS briefing paper on practising therapy with men ‘a step in the right direction’

      As International Men’s Day tomorrow seeks to shine a light on making a positive difference to the wellbeing and lives of men and boys, John Barry, former chair of the BPS Male Psychology Section, says he hopes the society’s new briefing will do just that.

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      Gender blindness is not a blindfold of impartiality

      Please welcome Dr John Barry to the BPS blog with this entry discussing the complex issue of gender differences in psychology.

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      It's unwise to be dogmatic about gender issues

      Being colour blind has a significant impact on Quality of Life (Barry et al, 2017), creating problems in everyday activities such as understanding coloured graphs and maps.

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      Unnamed and Unknown, LGBTQA+ art

      To round off LGBTQ History month, Eduard Margarit, former chair of the BPS Student committee, and member of the Sexualities Section, explores LGBTQA+ representation, identification and belonging in art.

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      100 Years of Member Networks

      The 24th of October marks the 118th anniversary of the formation of the British Psychological Society as well as 100 years since the first BPS Member Networks were formed.

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      The psychological impact of social distancing on Gender, Sexuality and Relationship Diverse populations

      Dr Adam Jowett, Chair of the Psychology of Sexualities Section, discusses how social distancing measures may affect gender, sexuality and relationship diverse populations.

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        • Would a Male Section fail everyone?

          03 July 2017

          The debate over the proposals continues.

          • Sex and gender

        • Moving beyond the ‘disadvantage stakes’?

          12 June 2017

          The debate continues over the potential formation of a 'Male Psychology' Section of the British Psychological Society.

          • Sex and gender

        • Priorities in male psychology

          09 October 2018

          Three letters from our November edition.

          • Sex and gender

        • Challenging the illusion that men don’t need help

          30 January 2017

          Thoughts on 'male psychology' ahead of a ballot of British Psychological Society members on a new Section.

          • Sex and gender

        • 'How is a man supposed to be a man?'

          11 December 2020

          Our editor Jon Sutton reports from a British Psychological Society Male Psychology Section mini-conference.

          • Sex and gender
        • Two men having an emotional conversation

          Inclusivity is critical

          12 May 2022

          Elizabeth Bates is Chair of the Male Psychology Section of the British Psychological Society. Her research interests centre on male victims of female perpetrated partner violence as well as the broader issue of domestic violence and abuse; in addition, she’s committed to ensuring that her students have the best possible experience at university, and the greatest chance of employment. She talked to Ian Florance.

          • Sex and gender
          • Violence and trauma
        • Testosterone test

          Testosterone and male behaviours

          11 January 2009

          Nick Neave and Daryl B. O’Connor describe their research into the complex effects of this hormone.

          • Psychobiology
          • Research

        • Overlapping interests in a complex and ambiguous world

          09 May 2018

          Cyberpsychology, defence and security, male psychology, and political psychology under a topical spotlight.

          • BPS updates
        • A representation of Psyche, taken from the BPS logo

          Towards lesbian and gay psychology

          18 November 1998

          Celia Kitzinger, Adrian Coyle, Sue Wilkinson and Martin Milton present the rationale behind the proposed Lesbian and Gay Psychology Section.

          • Sex and gender

        • Being a Man - putting life before death

          14 June 2014

          Martin Seager and David Wilkins address the need for this special feature on male psychology.

          • Sex and gender
        • A representation of Psyche, taken from the BPS logo

          Society, August 2013

          18 August 2013

          President’s column; new Psychology Education Board Chair; Special Group for Independent Practitioners; Disaster, Crisis and Trauma Section; and more.

          • BPS updates

        • Letters, February 2013

          02 February 2013

          the Levelt, Noort and Drenth Committees make their sole and final rejoinder to criticisms of their report on the Stapel fraud; male:female imbalance; and more

          • BPS updates