"Having a Laugh, Having a Fight": Masculinity and the Conflicting Needs of the Self in Design and Technology.

Dixon, Carolyn

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ERIC Number: EJ560136

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Publication Date: 1996

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"Having a Laugh, Having a Fight": Masculinity and the Conflicting Needs of the Self in Design and Technology.

Dixon, Carolyn

International Studies in Sociology of Education, v6 n2 p147-66 1996

Explores the tensions and interactions among four 13-year-old boys in a British secondary classroom. Suggests that the boys subscribe to a hegemonic ideal of masculinity that celebrates autonomy as the individualized rejection of dependence in relationships in school. Relates this to broader changes in available social texts. (MJP)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Cultural Influences, Educational Sociology, Foreign Countries, Group Behavior, Males, Masculinity, Peer Relationship, Role Perception, Secondary Education, Self Concept, Sex Role, Social Psychology, Socialization

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)

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