ABSTRACT
The concluding chapter theorises the contributions across ten southern African countries and diverse disciplines highlighting the plurality and fluidity of young masculinities. Against normative understandings of young masculinities in Southern African men as reckless and violent, the concluding chapter argues instead for nuanced and alternative understandings of masculinity. The chapter theorises ‘other’ masculinities, examining their emergence through male peer connections and romantic pursuits. It poses critical questions regarding the production and transformation of masculinities within various social contexts, emphasising their implications for sexual health research and practice. These five thematic entries include uncomfortable complicity, resistance, diversity and intersectionality, situatedness and socio-technical realities. The chapter calls for ongoing research focused on understanding and addressing the complexities of young masculinities and their relevance to sexual health in the region.
