Schooling and the Formation of Male Students' Gender Identities

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ID11070568
AuthorsRobert W Smith (0000-0003-0438-3531), Robert Smith (0000-0002-8593-1298, South College, corresponding author)
Year1996
Volume24
Issue1
Pages54-70
Publication date1996-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueTheory & Research in Social Education (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0093-3104 • E-ISSN: 2163-1654
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00933104.1996.10505769
OpenAlexW2013914935
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited15

This article is an exploration of the role of schooling in the formation of male students' gender identities. Key dimensions of gender identity for males are described. The author focuses on the preparation of male preservice social studies teachers, particularly concerning their awareness of their own gendered identity and the significance of gender in social studies. Three male preservice social studies teachers were asked to reflect upon and reevaluate the messages they had received in school with regard to their gender identities. The author asserts that by reexamining their own experiences, preservice social studies teachers may be less likely to impose limiting gender definitions on their students

Developmental psychology · Gender identity · Human sexuality · Identity (music · Limiting · Pedagogy · Sexual identity · Social group · Social identity theory · Social studies · Sociology · Educator Training and Historical Pedagogy · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Gender Studies in Language · Psychology · Social Psychology

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