“Country Boys Spit and Dip”: Masculinity and Rural Adolescent Smokeless Tobacco Use

Donald W. Helme; Edward Morris; Ana de la Serna; Carina Zelaya; Carrie Oser; Hannah K. Knudsen

doi:10.1177/1060826520946458

“Country Boys Spit and Dip”: Masculinity and Rural Adolescent Smokeless Tobacco Use

Donald W. Helme, Edward Morris, Ana de la Serna, Carina Zelaya, Carrie Oser, Hannah K. Knudsen

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While tobacco use nationwide is declining, smokeless tobacco (SLT) use remains steady, particularly among men in rural areas. Despite the harms of SLT, researchers know little about what initiates and sustains this use. In this study, we argue that SLT persistence is encouraged by its salience as an emblem of rural manhood. Based on interviews with 64 male and 19 female rural high school students we find that SLT symbolizes rural masculinity, and that many boys “spit and dip” to perform their status as rural men. We specify several peer, family, and community mechanisms that undergird this process. Finally, we discuss implications for men’s health research and intervention efforts.

Idioma original	English
Páginas (desde-hasta)	213-234
Número de páginas	22
Publicación	Journal of Men's Studies
Volumen	29
N.º	2
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1177/1060826520946458
Estado	Published - jun 2021

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The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Supported in part by a Research Support Grant from the University of Kentucky Office of the Vice President for Research (D. Helme, PI)

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Office of the Vice President for Research at the University of Kentucky

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