The new feeling rules of emotion work in heterosexual couple relationships
Journal Article
McQueen, F. (in press)
The new feeling rules of emotion work in heterosexual couple relationships. Emotions and Society, https://doi.org/10.1332/263169021X16541387415753
This article suggests that new feeling rules of intimacy within heterosexual couple relationships are widely recognised and reflect the contention that an androgynisation of t...
‘I Would Like to Be Better at It’: A Critical Engagement with Illouz’s Account of Men and Intimacy in Romantic Relationships
Book Chapter
McQueen, F., & Osborn, S. (2020)
‘I Would Like to Be Better at It’: A Critical Engagement with Illouz’s Account of Men and Intimacy in Romantic Relationships. In J. Carter, & L. Arocha (Eds.), Romantic Relationships in a Time of ‘Cold Intimacies’, (83-107). Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29256-0_5
With a focus on established heterosexual romantic relationships, this chapter engages with Illouz’s claim that the predominance of the therapeutic ethos has caused a convergen...
Engaging young working class men in the delivery of sex and relationships education
Journal Article
Brown, S., & McQueen, F. (2020)
Engaging young working class men in the delivery of sex and relationships education. Sex Education, 20(2), 186-201. https://doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2019.1636780
Despite a substantial body of research on young people’s wishes about the content and delivery of sex and relationships education (SRE), studies still indicate dissatisfaction...
Male emotionality: ‘boys don’t cry’ versus ‘it’s good to talk’
Journal Article
McQueen, F. (2017)
Male emotionality: ‘boys don’t cry’ versus ‘it’s good to talk’. NORMA - Nordisk tidsskrift for maskulinitetsstudier, 12(3-4), 205-219. https://doi.org/10.1080/18902138.2017.1336877
In this article male affect within intimate relationships is examined as a product of the tension between two competing discourses: ‘it’s good to talk’ versus ‘boys don’t cry’...