Boys talking about girls

Frosh, Stephen; Phoenix, Ann; Pattman, Rob

doi:10.1007/978-1-4039-1458-3_5

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“…As presented earlier, Rafik and Tommy often performed masculinity in a way that can be related to hegemonic masculinity (Connell & Messerschmidt, 2005). To perform masculinity softly or show emotions in a non-hegemonic fashion, like 20-year-old Daniel describes above, takes courage as it can easily lead to a position of "otherness," which can further result in exclusion and bullying (see Frosh et al, 2002;Huuki & Sunnari, 2015;Renold, 2004).…”

Section: Vulnerability and Masculine Performancesmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…Further, critical realist concepts such as Bhaskar (1986) transformational model on social activity or Margareth Archer (1995) morphogenetic approach, offer particularly useful tools for understanding the complex links between social structures and social agency. Such models and approaches can be useful when understanding how young people's lives are conditioned by various intersecting social structures (see also Corsaro, 2018;Frosh et al, 2002;Gunnarsson et al, 2016;Lunabba 2018;Lee, 2001;Prout & James, 1997;Qvortrup, 2005 ). An implementation of such critical realist and intersectional perspectives in youth research recognizes how young people's status in society resembles, on the one hand, a minority position (James et al, 1998).…”

Section: Linking Social Structures and Social Agency In Ethnographic ...mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To be openly gay or to perform masculinity in some other non-hegemonic fashion cannot be expressed everywhere. Therefore "being a boy" in non-conformist ways makes boys vulnerable in many social settings, and there seems to be a particular demand for spaces where masculinity can be performed in a way that differs from popular forms of masculinity (Frosh et al, 2002;Pattman et al, 2005).…”

Section: Vulnerability and Masculine Performancesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Recognizing Vulnerabilities of Young Masculinities in Youth Work: Three Perspectives on Masculine Vulnerability Linking Social Structures and Agency

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In this article, I discuss and analyze how vulnerabilities within the group of young masculinities can be recognized in the context of youth work. I analyze vulnerability from three different perspectives: a contextual, a performance, and a relationship perspective. The discussion is grounded on critical realism and adaptive theory focusing on how vulnerability is interconnected with social structures and social agency. The theoretical conceptualization on these three perspectives on vulnerability can be implemented in order to generate a nuanced understanding of how social groups, such as boys’ and young men’s vulnerabilities are manifested in practice. To acknowledge vulnerabilities it is essential to understand how all human life is conditioned by social structures, gender norms, and social relationships. However, being vulnerable does not exclude the dimension of human agency. Therefore, all vulnerable groups and individuals are accountable for their actions, particularly with regard to how they encounter others.

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“…It is also possible that the interaction activates the rhetorical trope of the woman lacking a sense of humour (see i.e. Frosh et al, 2002;Hitchens, 2007: 103). Moreover, since this TV show attracts a large audience, this dynamic may also influence notions on gender in other humour and sports discourses in the long run.…”

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confidence: 99%

‘Joking aside’ The power of rejections in humour

Söderlund

2023

Discourse & Communication

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Response is an effective tool for exercising power in humour, since it can make a person seem funny. In the same way, the lack of response can make a person seem unfunny. In this article I argue that failed jokes make a female skiing pundit on TV seem humourless and that this is due to the other interlocutors refraining from giving adequate responses. The material is from a sports programme about cross-country skiing on Swedish Television. The aim of the case study is to find out how power is exercised discursively in humour that fails and to discuss possible implications the rejections may have on notions of gender. The theoretical framework used is a feminist post-structuralist discourse analysis in combination with an analysis of internal and external control mechanisms. The discursive practice of repeated rejections of the female pundit may have consequences for her possibilities in seeming humorous.

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“…Other studies observed a middle ground for boys to combine their studies with their position as boys with a committed but relaxed relationship to learning. These studies show that boys are keen to get good grades and perform in school, but only if it appears they do so without much effort (Frosh et al, 2002;Nyström, 2012). Instead, it should appear as if their grades reflect their inherent ability and talent.…”

Section: Research On Boys and Schoolingmentioning

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Precarious Pro-school Positions: Boys and Schooling in a Stigmatized Urban Area

Lindbäck

Hammarén

2023

YOUNG

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In recent decades, differences in school performance have increased considerably in Sweden, creating a growing number of students, especially boys in disadvantaged urban areas, who are ineligible for upper secondary school. A recurring explanation for boys’ poor school performance is an anti-school culture and boys’ lack of interest in school and learning. Drawing from ethnographic fieldwork, this study aims to scrutinize how boys attending a compulsory school, in which many of the students lack eligibility for upper secondary school, comprehend and relate to their schooling. The results show that the boys’ backgrounds and experiences, their parents’ precarious work situations, and the violence in their neighbourhood do not necessarily contribute to an anti-school culture. On the contrary, the structural difficulties that surround the boys appear in their narratives as conditions contributing to a positive attitude towards schooling.

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Boys talking about girls

Cited by 15 publications

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Recognizing Vulnerabilities of Young Masculinities in Youth Work: Three Perspectives on Masculine Vulnerability Linking Social Structures and Agency

Recognizing Vulnerabilities of Young Masculinities in Youth Work: Three Perspectives on Masculine Vulnerability Linking Social Structures and Agency

‘Joking aside’ The power of rejections in humour

Precarious Pro-school Positions: Boys and Schooling in a Stigmatized Urban Area

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