Masculinities in the Middle

Policing of Masculinity, and the Central and Marginal Roles of Adolescent Boys in Adult Martial Art Groups

Dados Bibliográficos

ID12082139
AutoresMaya Maor (0000-0001-6215-1320, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, autor correspondente)
Ano2018
Volume36
Fascículo1
Páginas97-105
Data de publicação2018-11-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoSociology of Sport Journal (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0741-1235 • E-ISSN: 1543-2785
EditoraHuman Kinetics (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1123/ssj.2018-0003
OpenAlexW2899183983
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas4
Referências citadas39

The present study explores recent changes in performances of masculinity in the West, through an exploration of the status of adolescent boys participating in mostly adult martial arts groups. Drawing on a qualitative methodology of ethnographic participation and in-depth interviews, I argue that adolescent boys simultaneously occupy positions of centrality and marginality. Hierarchies of age and seniority place the boys as inferior, to both men and women. But at the same time, adolescent boys occupy the center in at least three aspects: their status as "becoming men"; their potential to demonstrate the method's effectiveness; and the social inclusiveness of the group. These findings demonstrate how supposedly progressive changes in performances of masculinity may lead to the fortification, rather than relaxation, of gender policing

Centrality · Developmental psychology · Ethnography · Geography · Martial arts · Masculinity · Political science · Seniority · Sociology · Gender Studies · Physical Education and Pedagogy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts · Sports, Gender, and Society