Metrosexuals: Understanding the new breed of men and investigating its developmental processes

This research study is focused on the new breed of men called metrosexuals, and its aim was to formulate a common definition and to explore a metrosexual’s development process. The study had two research questions, namely (1) what is a metrosexual? And (2) what are the factors that have contributed...

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Main Authors: Javier, Hanna Lou D., Lee, Anna Olivia S., Rico, Trisha June B.
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:etd_honors-13412022-02-22T06:26:00Z Metrosexuals: Understanding the new breed of men and investigating its developmental processes Javier, Hanna Lou D. Lee, Anna Olivia S. Rico, Trisha June B. This research study is focused on the new breed of men called metrosexuals, and its aim was to formulate a common definition and to explore a metrosexual’s development process. The study had two research questions, namely (1) what is a metrosexual? And (2) what are the factors that have contributed to the development of metrosexuality? For the first research problem, researches devoted an in-depth interview from four areas (academic, media, entrepreneurship and entertainment) with considerable exposure to this breed in order to come up with a common definition. A quantitative phase was dedicated to compose a new measure called Measure for Metrosexuality Scale, of which its purpose would be to determine one’s chances of adhering to metrosexuality characteristics. Lastly, in-depth interviews were conducted to self-confessed metrosexuals for a comprehensive investigation, regarding their own thoughts, attitudes and behaviors. Results pointed out three major themes for the definition of metrosexuality, namely (1) vanity, (2) femininity and (3) fashionableness and artistic expression. The quantitative phase has verified that one's adherence to metrosexuality characteristics increases as his sex role orientation score veers from musculinity. Lastly, it was found that there were five factors which have contributed to the development of metrosexuality, namely need for social acceptance, attribution, non-conformist attitude, insecurity issues during adolescence, closeness to femaly family members, availability of excess resources, influence and exposure to media. 2007-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_honors/342 Honors Theses English Animo Repository
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description This research study is focused on the new breed of men called metrosexuals, and its aim was to formulate a common definition and to explore a metrosexual’s development process. The study had two research questions, namely (1) what is a metrosexual? And (2) what are the factors that have contributed to the development of metrosexuality? For the first research problem, researches devoted an in-depth interview from four areas (academic, media, entrepreneurship and entertainment) with considerable exposure to this breed in order to come up with a common definition. A quantitative phase was dedicated to compose a new measure called Measure for Metrosexuality Scale, of which its purpose would be to determine one’s chances of adhering to metrosexuality characteristics. Lastly, in-depth interviews were conducted to self-confessed metrosexuals for a comprehensive investigation, regarding their own thoughts, attitudes and behaviors. Results pointed out three major themes for the definition of metrosexuality, namely (1) vanity, (2) femininity and (3) fashionableness and artistic expression. The quantitative phase has verified that one's adherence to metrosexuality characteristics increases as his sex role orientation score veers from musculinity. Lastly, it was found that there were five factors which have contributed to the development of metrosexuality, namely need for social acceptance, attribution, non-conformist attitude, insecurity issues during adolescence, closeness to femaly family members, availability of excess resources, influence and exposure to media.
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author Javier, Hanna Lou D.
Lee, Anna Olivia S.
Rico, Trisha June B.
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Lee, Anna Olivia S.
Rico, Trisha June B.
Metrosexuals: Understanding the new breed of men and investigating its developmental processes
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Lee, Anna Olivia S.
Rico, Trisha June B.
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title Metrosexuals: Understanding the new breed of men and investigating its developmental processes
title_short Metrosexuals: Understanding the new breed of men and investigating its developmental processes
title_full Metrosexuals: Understanding the new breed of men and investigating its developmental processes
title_fullStr Metrosexuals: Understanding the new breed of men and investigating its developmental processes
title_full_unstemmed Metrosexuals: Understanding the new breed of men and investigating its developmental processes
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