Identities, Masculinities, and Health among Male Farmers in Ireland

Compared to other occupational groups, farmers in Ireland experience a disproportionate burden of health problems, which impact their livelihoods and farming sustainability.  Internationally, farmers’ poor health outcomes are associated with intersecting economic, environmental, socio-cultural, and occupation-specific factors linked to changes in agricultural governance.  This qualitative study explored the challenges and stressors facing farmers in Ireland, and how changes in farming governance have impacted farmers’ identities, masculinities and health.  Find out more at: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/15579883211035241