O dilema do cuidado: as masculinidades e os cuidados a saúde mental

Abstract

The present work seeks to understand the relationship between masculinity and child care. mental health within the time frame of the years 2020 to 2022. Masculinity has shown throughout history to be resistant to care for oneself and the community. During the mentioned period, vulnerabilities brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic demanded more attention to human health. Self-sufficiency, feelings of invulnerability and athletic corporeality, are present symbols of masculinity that contribute to the contempt for physical and mental health care