Hybrid masculinities in school context ongoing changes or reproduction of the status quo?

• Autor(a) principal: Santos, Hugo
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Periódicus
• Texto Completo: https://periodicos.ufba.br/index.php/revistaperiodicus/article/view/35914

Abstract: The concept of hegemonic masculinity has been mobilized as an explanatory dimension of the expression ofsexism and homophobia at school. However, today there is a notion of hybrid masculinities that comprehend contemporarytransformations in the field of masculinity, even though it is a concept that is little debated or worked on from empiricalground. Based on a specific study on school homophobia in Portugal, with methodological recourse to a variety ofqualitative techniques – focus groups, interviews and participant observation –, it is discussed if the concept of hybridmasculinity serves as a reference for thinking about masculinities today at school. By detailing three of its dimensions –discursive distancing, subtle paternalism and strategic use of subordinate elements –, it is argued that it is a good indicator,despite the need for further study. This article is expected to contribute to starting the debate on the subject.Keywords: Gender. Hybrid masculinity. School.