The Male Link - Men's Attitudes Research

Between March and June 2000, The Male Link (TML) undertook the most unique and comprehensive survey of men’s attitudes and values ever to be conducted locally. This study recorded the experience of 632 males - aged 15 years and over - from across Northern Ireland and the Border Counties.

Although males make up almost half of our population, very little is actually known about their attitudes and opinions. At best we make assumptions about their thoughts and, at worst, we rely on stereotypes that are passed from one generation to the next. Today, there are many new projects being developed for local males of all ages. Yet until we get some idea of how males feel about a range of issues, these programmes will be "working in the dark". This research gives us some basic feedback about the attitudes and values of males who live in our community.

The results of this study are available in both "hard copy" and on-line. To access the on-line findings, please click on the links below. To speed-up the downloading process the report is broken-down into sections with few graphics. However, these files are stored in Portable Document Format (PDF) and you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader software installed on your computer to view them.

• Report Cover
  
• Contents
  
• Introduction and Acknowledgements
  
• Executive Summary
  
• Background to The Male Link
  
• Research Process
  
• Results
  
• Future Recommendations
  
• Appendix 1: Attitudes Questionnaire
  
• Appendix 2: Frequency Tables
  
• Appendix 3: Responses to Open Question
  

[If you do not have this 'Reader' you can download a free copy of it by clicking on the button below and then following the instructions on the screen. This process can take 20-30 minutes, so be prepared to wait. The good news is that it will be very useful to you in the future - many large reports are now available in this format on the internet for free ... so be patient! However, The Men's Project cannot guarantee that this software is safe from viruses or faults. Therefore, please make sure that you check this product before using it on your machine.]

If you would like to know more about this initiative, please contact:

Colin Fowler - Tel: (028) 90 310891

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