Young men and Trump

+ the science and history of fluoridation in the US US Edition - Today's top story: Is masculine anxiety spurring support for Trump among Gen Z? [View in browser]( US Edition | 8 December 2024 [The Conversation] [The Conversation]( Happy Sunday − and welcome to the best of The Conversation U.S. Here are a few of our recently published stories: - [What South Korea’s short-lived martial law says about nation’s democracy and the autocratic tendencies of President Yoon]( - [Security expert explains Salt Typhoon and how Chinese hackers attacked US telecommunications networks]( Donald Trump picked up a larger percentage of male voters under 30 than any GOP candidate has since 2008. Much has been written about the Trump campaign’s decision to appear on podcasts geared toward young men. But why did his message resonate so much this time around? After the election, I interviewed University of Richmond psychologist Adam Stanaland, who has spent the past few years researching the roots of masculine anxiety, particularly among adolescent boys and young men. His work offers a glimpse into how [economic insecurity, social forces and online ecosystems can provoke aggression and misogyny among men](. Young men, he explains, start to “experience pressures to be the provider in their family, to get their relationships and careers going, to make their way up the ladder at work. A lot of these goals are becoming more difficult to attain.” “And so what we’re seeing is that in order to gain that status,” he continues, “boys and men will go to great lengths. 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