Mind & culture.

“Masculine”, “confident”, “a fresh start”: a few words can turn a haircut into an entire story.

A perspective from Gabriel Morel

Gabriel Morel pauses over those assumptions. Through cultural images of shaved heads, research and personal choices, he considers what appearance invites other people to say, and how much room we want to give their comments in our own decisions.

Gabriel Morel

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Shaving your head: getting ready for the first day

Agree on the finish, plan a pause at the barber’s and choose how to answer comments. The first day needs no grand story of transformation.

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Mind & culture11/13/2023

Shaved heads and masculinity: what the study actually measures

Dominance, masculinity and attractiveness: three US experiments measure different impressions. Here is what their methods actually allow us to conc...

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Shaving your head: getting ready for the first day

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Shaved heads and masculinity: what the study actually measures

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