Contact Details

Office: Cambridge, Coslett 316b
Telephone: 0845 196 5101 or 01223 695101
Email: russell.luyt@anglia.ac.uk

Qualifications

• MA Research Psychology (University of Cape Town)
• PhD Psychology (London School of Economics)

Modules taught

• Psychology of Gender
• Qualitative Methods
• Social Psychology

Research interests

I am particularly interested in research areas relating to identity, self and attitudes; aggression and conflict; media; mixed method research; research philosophy; and qualitative methodology. My work is grounded within a critical perspective and has to date focused primarily on the social psychology of gender. This has included, for example, the critique of traditional masculinity, femininity and gender measurement; media representations; masculinities and aggression; the intersection of gender, "race" and social class; as well as qualitative methodologies. I am currently extending these lines of research and developing my interest in radicalisation and violence among marginalised communities from a gender standpoint.

Consultancy and profesional activity

Current Consultancy

• Register of Qualifications in Test Use (RQTU):
• Assistant Test User: Occupational
• EuroTest User (Occupational)
• Test User: Occupational, Ability
• Test User: Occupational, Personality (NEO PI-R and Orpheus)
• Verified Assessor of Test Use: Occupational, Ability

Current Professional Activity

• British Psychological Society Social Psychology Section Committee, Press Officer
• Editorial Board, Journal of Gender Studies
• Editorial Board, Men and Masculinities

Research

Zawisza, M., Luyt, R., & Zawadzka, A.M. (in press). Societies in transition: Are they more sexist? A comparison between Polish, South African and British samples. Journal of Gender Studies.

Zawisza, M., Luyt, R., & Zawadzka, A.M. (2012). Ambivalence toward men: Comparing sexism among Polish, South African and British university students. Sex Roles, 66, 453-467.

Luyt, R. (2012). Representation of masculinities and race in South African television advertising: A content analysis. Journal of Gender Studies, 21, 35-60.

Luyt, R. (2012). Constructing hegemonic masculinities in South Africa: The discourse and rhetoric of heteronormativity. Gender and Language, 6, 47-77.

Luyt, R. (2012). A framework for mixing qualitative and quantitative methods in measurement development, validation and revision: A case study. Journal of Mixed Method Research, 6, 294-316

Luyt, R. (2011). Representations of gender in South African television advertising: A content analysis. Sex Roles, 65, 356-370.

Luyt, R. (2005). The Male Attitude Norms Inventory-II: A measure of masculinity ideology in South Africa. Men and Masculinities, 8, 208-229.

Luyt, R. (2003). Rhetorical representations of masculinities in South Africa: Moving towards a material-discursive understanding of men. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 13, 46-69.

Luyt, R. (2001). Book review: Southern African masculinities. South African Journal of Psychology, 31, 57-58.

Luyt, R., & Foster, D. (2001). Hegemonic masculine conceptualisation in gang culture. South African Journal of Psychology, 31, 1-11.