SPOŁECZNY DOBROSTAN I MĘSKA TROSKA
SOCIAL WELLBEING AND MALE CARE

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the article is to present care and the concept of care ethics asfundamental in building and maintaining sustainable wellbeing for society asa whole. The first part reflects on the concept of wellbeing in the modern world,and reviews and synthesizes the scientific understanding of care to formulatea definition that best reflects its nature. The assumptions of the ethics of careare then presented, along with the Kathleen Lynch’s proposal of combiningthis concept with social justice as understood by Nancy Fraser. The article alsocontains an exploration of the meaning of care among men, based on selectedtheories of masculinity. The author draws from her own qualitative research, thematerial she accumulated (in-depth individual interviews) constituting the basis ofa sociological attempt to find connections between masculinity and care suggestingthat male care seems to be tied to extraordinary situations rather than a stronglyinternalised commitment characteristic of the ethics of care. The article should betreated as indicating the importance of research into male care, because its qualityand methods of practice contribute to the achieving of social wellbeing.

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