Masculinity: identity, social media and extremism 听
Gender is always in motion, but is masculinity in crisis?听In this episode, host David Karsten speaks with Dr Ben Rich and Todd Morley about modern masculinity, the challenges men face today, the rise of extremism and the solutions that could benefit us all.
- What does it mean to be a man in 2025 鈥� and is masculinity in crisis? [00:09]
- Why men are falling behind: education, mental health and identity in a time of 鈥減olycrisis鈥� [02:04]
- Generational divides and changing views on struggle [07:43]
- How social media is shaping masculinity [11:19]
- Extremism explained 鈥� what it really means and how it connects to masculinity [14:49]
- Is the internet an accelerant for radicalisation? [23:01]
- What men 鈥� and society 鈥� can do to create better futures [26:59]
- Redefining the 鈥渕odern man鈥� 鈥� why ambiguity matters [30:50]
- Inside the Curtin Extremism Research Network (CERN) [34:59]
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Doctor Ben Rich
is a senior lecturer in the School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry, and co-director of the Curtin Extremism Research Network (CERN), where his research focuses听on the factors behind politically extreme views in areas such as gender, race, and public health.
Todd Morley
is a PhD researcher in the School of Media, Creative Arts and Social Inquiry. His current research focuses on the radicalisation patterns of lone actor terrorists, and he also works as a preventing/countering violent extremism practitioner and consultant outside of Curtin.
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