Gordon Derrick M, Hawes Samuel W, Perez-Cabello M Arturo, Brabham-Hollis Tamika, Lanza A Stephen, Dyson William J
Yale University School of Medicine.
Family Reentry.
Psychol Men Masc. 2013 Jan;14(1):59-64. doi: 10.1037/a0028780.
The adherence to masculine norms has been suggested to be influenced by social settings and context. Prisons have been described as a context where survival is dependent on adhering to strict masculine norms that may undermine reintegration back into the larger society. This study attempted to examine the relationship between masculine norms, peer support, and an individual's length of incarceration on a sample of 139 African American men taking part in a pre-release community re-entry program. Results indicate that peer support was associated with length of incarceration and the interaction between the endorsement of masculine norms and peer support significantly predicted the length of incarceration for African American men in this sample. Implications for incarcerated African American men and future research directions are discussed.
研究表明，对男性规范的遵循会受到社会环境和背景的影响。监狱被描述为这样一种环境：生存依赖于遵循严格的男性规范，而这可能会破坏重新融入更广泛社会的进程。本研究试图在139名参与提前释放社区重新融入计划的非裔美国男性样本中，考察男性规范、同伴支持与个体监禁时长之间的关系。结果表明，同伴支持与监禁时长相关，并且在该样本中，男性规范认同与同伴支持之间的相互作用显著预测了非裔美国男性的监禁时长。文中还讨论了对被监禁非裔美国男性的启示以及未来的研究方向。
