Journeys of hair loss
Start date
01 August 2022End date
30 April 2024Overview
The Journeys of Hair Loss project, funded by British Academic/Leverhulme, explores the journeys of men experiencing pattern baldness, through 34 interviews with UK men aged between 18 and 49.
The project explores the changes and challenges such men can face, and the ways they respond to the process of going bald. By thinking of the process of losing hair as a life journey, we highlight how experiences, understandings and responses develop over time and relation to other aspects of life.
For more detail, read our articles and blogs or view a presentation of our main findings on video.
For full video of our event, Journeys of Masculinity, click here.
Team
Principal investigator
Professor Paul Hodkinson
Professor of Sociology
Biography
- I research fathers and fathering, masculinities and the life course, youth cultures, and digital social media spaces.
- My books include New Fathers, Mental Health and Digital Communication, Sharing Care: Equal and Primary Carer Fathers and Early Years Parenting, Goth: Identity, Style and Subculture, Media, Culture and Society, Youth Cultures and Ageing and Youth Cultures.
- Academic journals I have published in include Sociology, British Journal of Sociology, Current Sociology, New Media and Society, Social Media and Society and Journal of Youth Studies.
- I have examined 38 PhDs and have supervised 10 PhD students through to completion.
- My work on youth subcultures features in UK Sociology A-Level syllabi.
Researcher
Matthew Hall
Lecturer
Biography
Dr. Matthew Hall is a Lecturer in Sociology and Criminology in the Department of Sociology at the University of Surrey.
He previously worked as a Research Fellow on the multi-partner NORFACE/ESRC funded project, ‘Comparing Intersectional Life Course Inequalities amongst LGBTQI+ Citizens’, where he researched intersectional LGBTQI+ career inequalities.
His current research interests cover hate crime, far right extremism and the sociology of sexuality, including the formation of Queer/LGBTQ generational identities.
Outputs
Project Events
Journeys of Hair Loss: A Public Online Event on Men's Experiences of Going Bald
What challenges can men experiencing hair loss face, and how do they respond? How is male baldness viewed by society and what pressures can this create? What are men’s experiences of hair loss treatments? Do men talk about hair loss? Should they? Could society do more to support them?
This public event, on 25 April 2024, featured an outline of the main findings and recommendations of the Journeys of Hair Loss project, illustrated by videos, followed by discussion and questions.
Journeys of Masculinity: Bodies, Identities, Wellbeing and the Life Course
Online Symposium Featuring Launch of Final Report from the Journeys of Hair Loss Project
This symposium, on 22nd March 2024, explored men’s pathways through different phases of the life course and, particularly, their negotiation of transitions and challenges with respect to bodies, responsibilities, relationships and wellbeing. The event was organised by the BA/Leverhulme Journeys of Hair Loss project, based at the University of Surrey, and a detailed presentation on the project’s findings featured as part of the programme.