Over Lab

University of York

- · United Kingdom

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ERC Consolidator Grant · 2024

Understanding the psychology of the manosphere and how to protect young people from its negative influence

In the last 10 years, online misogyny has increased at an alarming rate. Social media influencers within the ‘manosphere’ preach that women are fundamentally inferior to men and ought to be subordinated to them. Women are derogated as innately illogical, greedy and scheming. These attributions are used to justify harassment, coercive control and discrimination. Teenagers, who get much of their news and entertainment from social media, are bombarded with this content on a daily basis. Teachers, parents and elected officials report grave concerns about the ways in which misogynistic influencers are affecting the attitudes of young people, particularly teenage boys. Developmental psychology…

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