Dialogical Masculinities: Diverse Youth Resisting Dominant Masculinity

Kahn, Jack S.; Holmes, Jessica R.; Brett, Benjamin L.

doi:10.1080/10720537.2011.530486

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“…Further, the I-positions that we outlined are consistent with research that both has, and has not, used dialogical analysis (Clarke & Smith, 2014;Kahn, Holmes, Brett, 2011). This gave us added confidence in our findings.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 73%

“…The only -the only thing is you know I'm glad that I am the person -one of the people who can go out and be myself. This I-position was consistent with other research on the importance of authenticity in identity work (Clarke & Smith, 2014;Clarke & Spence, 2013;Gill, Henwood, & McClean;Kahn, Holmes, & Brett, 2011). Researchers have also described how claims of authenticity can contain tensions, and this was evident in Extract one.…”

Section: I-as Authentic Individualsupporting

confidence: 78%

“…As already outlined, our analysis was also informed by Kahn, Holmes, and Brett (2011). Once we were satisfied that the I-positions provided a broad framework for our participants' identity work, we started to explore how they talked (or did not talk) about discrimination within each of these I-positions.…”

Section: Analytic Techniquementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Kahn, Holmes, and Brett (2011) used dialogical analysis to explore masculinity in a domestic violence project. Three of the four I-positions that Kahn et al described also mapped closely onto our own data: we therefore used these as a foundation for our own analysis.…”

Section: Identity and Identity Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Dialogical analysis involved identifying, contrasting, and mapping multiple accounts of self (Hermans & Dimaggio, 2007;Kahn, Holmes, & Brett, 2011;Kahn, Goddard, & Coy, 2013;Salgado & Hermans, 2005). We read and reread each of the transcripts, and wrote short biographies for each participant.…”

Section: Analytic Techniquementioning

confidence: 99%

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Gay men’s identity work and the social construction of discrimination

Greenland

Taulke‐Johnson

2017

Psychology & Sexuality

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Although the lives of gay men in the post-closet generation are easier in many ways, everyday discrimination still exists in the forms of heterosexism and microaggressions. These forms of discrimination are difficult and risky to talk about, partly because they are often ambiguous, but also because these conversations can disrupt the status quo. In this paper, we explore how the idea of 'discrimination' is more complex than it might first appear, and how the boundaries between 'discrimination' and 'not discrimination' are socially constructed. We conducted qualitative interviews with fifteen undergraduate students who self-identified as gay men, and used dialogical analysis to explore their identity work. Participants constructed discrimination/ not discrimination in different ways as they shifted between different I-positions: I-as authentic individual, I-as what I am not (not camp, and not a victim), and I-as powerful. Our analysis indicates the extent to which 'discrimination' is socially constructed (rather than an objective reality), and suggests means by which practitioners and advocates can support clients in talking about discrimination.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 73%

Section: I-as Authentic Individualsupporting

confidence: 78%

Section: Analytic Techniquementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Identity and Identity Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Analytic Techniquementioning

confidence: 99%

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Taulke‐Johnson

2017

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Youth identity formation: (Mis)alignment between urban male youth and sport coaches

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Jefka

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Children and Youth Services Review

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Racial Identity, Masculinities, and Violence Exposure: Perspectives From Male Adolescents in Marginalized Neighborhoods

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VanHook

Szoko

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Journal of Adolescent Health

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Male youths living in neighborhoods with concentrated disadvantage are exposed to high levels of violence, which increases the risk for violence victimization and perpetration and shapes identify formation. We explored male youths' conceptions of manhood, influences on manhood, and intersections with interpersonal violence in the context of a community-partnered sexual violence prevention study. Methods: We conducted semistructured interviews with predominantly Black males, aged 14e19 years, participating in a gender-transformative sexual violence prevention study. We used an iterative coding process to identify developing themes around youths' definitions of manhood, influences on manhood, and intersections with racial identity and racism. Results: Participants outlined visions of manhood that included many traditionally masculine attributes and also offered nuance and subversion of traditional masculinity. Participants' definitions of manhood centered on themes of responsibility while also acknowledging the importance of emotional expression. Many participants described growing into manhood as a journey toward becoming a moral agent. Participants identified three predominant influences on their conceptions and experiences of manhood: (1) family and community connections; (2) interpersonal and structural racism; and (3) racial pride. Family, particularly fathers and other father figures, emerged as invaluable in understanding manhood and navigating racial identities. Conclusions: These stories suggest that the process of entering manhood comes with unique challenges for adolescents who do so in the context of community violence and racism. Being mindful of intersections between masculinity and racial injustice can inform violence prevention programs that address the lived experiences of minority male youths in neighborhoods with concentrated disadvantage.

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Dialogical Masculinities: Diverse Youth Resisting Dominant Masculinity

Cited by 16 publications

References 38 publications

Gay men’s identity work and the social construction of discrimination

Gay men’s identity work and the social construction of discrimination

Youth identity formation: (Mis)alignment between urban male youth and sport coaches

Racial Identity, Masculinities, and Violence Exposure: Perspectives From Male Adolescents in Marginalized Neighborhoods

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