Masculinity with Disability in the Context of Employment and Unemployment Consequences: A Review of Theoretical Concepts and Research

Abstract

The paper presents a review of concepts of masculinity with disability related to work, employment and unemployment problems. The authors evoke foreign and Polish research paying attention to a number of studies that have focused on the issue, exploring gender differences in the society [1]. Specifically, general definitions of masculinity within cultural contexts and masculinity with disability related to work domains are explored. The article also contains the issues connected with post-secondary education and vocational training, forms of support of employment of adults with disabilities as well as the effects of unemployment in case of males with disabilities