Dubai: The explanation of why most men turn out not to comply with the face mask rule as a precaution opposed to COVID-19 may have its roots in sexist prejudices and the inability to treat the message of protection for others that the mask symbolizes, fitness experts and clinical psychologists say.
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, dressing in a mask has been the apple of discord for men.
First, there was confusion about the use of masks; the World Health Organization (WHO) gave a confusing opinion this year, saying that masks were not effective; later, when it was discovered that the virus was in the air, they retracted, saying that it was obligatory for everyone to wear a mask and adhere to other hand hygiene and social distance protocols.Protocols now stick in a T to the maximum of women, but we realize that the mask slips over the faces of men!
Look around and you will find in the purchase of supermarket shopping centers and public places, men are the main culprits who violate this security measure and bring it wrong, under the nose simply covering their mouths.In the gallery of calls and dishonor published through the UAE government, the ultimate offenders are men, with only a handful of bad women.The fine for not dressing in a mask in public is 3,000 Dh.So why should men forget the norm?
Studies in the United States and the United Kingdom mean that top men feel that a neutered mask is not right and that nothing serious will happen to them if they don’t wear it.This is one of the reasons why we rank all over the world.men have a higher mortality rate with COVID 19.
According to Aarushi Bajaj, a clinical psychologist founded in Dubai, it is the fault of men who do not perceive the message.”There are several disorders here. One is fundamental compliance. Traditionally, women are more compliant with regulations and legislation and have a tendency to stick to them, without asking questions.In addition, women quickly master summary disorders such as fighting an invisible virus with a mask, while men are more programmed to stick to manuals on specific jobs.
Bajaj said men want an easier and more powerful message that the mask is meant to prevent transmission of the infection and that if they wear a mask in public places, they will ensure the protection of their families by preventing the spread of infection.disease.” Until now, men had understood that the mask would protect them from the virus, so they felt it made them look weak, vulnerable and fearful of the disease, when they sought the global world in their invincibility and bravery.
The mask as a containment garment or blanket was also interpreted in the context of “toxic masculinity” as a castrating symbol that made them seem less sexist.
The American Psychology Association (APA) says men dressed in a mask demonstrated their ability to take on dangers and their sense of adventure.
Bajaj added: “If men are informed that the mask is an extension of their symbol as a provider and protector of their family, they will be more guilty and docile.I think we want to step back and teach them about it.
Dr. Saddar Hazed, general physician at Medicare Medical Center Discovery Gardens, noted that men tend to disagree with mask protocol.Dr. Hazed said: “There is a generality for intelligent fitness practices in men.Men pay less attention to their fitness, smoking more, or eating less nutritious foods.I have also seen that men usually wait longer before seeing a doctor, but it is vital that men be more careful and more attentive to their fitness, as it has been clinically detected that a woman’s immune formula is more potent than that of men.Women’s mortality rate on men is about one-third to two-thirds.I try to say that to the patients who come to see me.
Dr. Hazed constantly tries to teach his male patients, telling them that the mask, when well adjusted, blocks well the forward movement of the debris expelled by coughing or sneezing, preventing transmission of the disease.still have to interrupt the transmission.
According to Bajaj, advertising and marketing corporations try to align the “smart guy” symbol with the one who chooses to wear a mask. “For greater conformity and motivation, it is mandatory for celebrities to approve of the mask, thereby creating awareness of the logo. Clothing corporations have been doing this for years. A man feels that if he chooses a safe garment, he is closer to the symbol of the intelligent or ideal man, provider and protector of his circle of relatives and community leader.Here to stay and mask makers would possibly have to rework this message in their advertising crusade if they intend to market the mask as a long-standing garment in society “.
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