[billygoatgruff]

This brings to mind good old Tim the Toolman Taylor and his Brauts n Beer outings.

[Dr. Ursus]

Hey,I’m going a macho man under Obama care!

[SonOfDarkSkies]

Men in high status jobs are likely to be optimists (not fretting every little ailment) and have busy schedules that create a discouragement to taking time to see a doc.

Men in low status jobs (blue collar) often use their bodies in their work (and need to be attuned to physical maintenance/care) and are encouraged to seek medical help, if necessary.

As a macho type myself who seldom goes to the doc, I would say it is unrelated to being macho.

[dianed]

“For masculine men in blue-collar occupations, this research suggests that the masculinity threat of seeking health care is less concerning than the masculinity threat of not performing their jobs,” Springer said. “However, as job status increases among men who have strong masculinity beliefs, the likelihood that they will obtain preventative healthcare declines significantly.”.......

Might it also suggest that men in lower income jobs fear that their wives may leave them if they are unable to provide for them-—OR-— could it suggest that higher income men don't listen to their wives anymore because they can “buy” a new wife now?

[rom]

New addition to ObamaCare: Mandatory emasculation counseling to make American wimpy, liberal and flaming — and more likely to seek medical treatment.

[Prokopton]

Middle-aged men who strongly idealize masculinity

Do these Nancy boys ever think that some men are not "idealize(ing) masculinity" but just happen to be masculine? I didn't think so.

[NativeSon]

Men in low-status, stereotypically male jobs are the exception to the study's findings linking

The guys I know that fit this category are always looking for "workman's comp." or some free time off.

[Dahoser]

I don’t go to the doctor often and thankfully have very little reason to do so, but you betcha I make sure I’m at the urologist for my yearly checkup. You can shrug off various ailments and aches, but you can’t shrug off the possibility of prostate cancer.

[tiki]

LOL, the reason the blue-collar workers seek care is because they are often in pain because of their hard physical labor.

OTH, my husband doesn’t go unless he really thinks it will prevent him from dying. He one time had at least 3 broken ribs (I could feel them), he was bruised blue-black from the top of his chest to the middle of his abdomen and from the top of his shoulders to the middle of his buttocks. He couldn’t walk on his ankle and he had a sprained wrist. Who knows what x-rays would have showed or what internal damage there might have been, but he wouldn’t go to the doctor.

[jpl]

Maybe Obama will make masculinity a crime and have his Civilian National Security Corps forcibly drag us all to the doctor for our yearly checkup.

[Burkean]

Archie Bunker syndrome?

[Mr. Bird]

I think there’s a fear factor. What I don’t know....sort of like the raccoon covering his eyes and thinking you can’t see him.

Let’s face it. Going to the doctor, at best, can only result in a neutral result: you’re not dying....yet.

Irrational? Absolutely. But related to some “macho” ideal? Hardly.