An Unintended Side Effect of Pepper Spray
Gender Trouble and “Repair Work” in an Armed Forces Unit
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2387997 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alma Persson (0000-0001-7715-0478, Linköping University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 132-151 |
| Publication date | 2012-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Men and Masculinities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1097-184X • E-ISSN: 1552-6828 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1097184x11429596 |
| OpenAlex | W1992326283 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 24 |
This article tells the story of how pepper spray disrupted the everyday ways of being military men in a Swedish Armed Forces unit. It aims to show how military men are done and undone in the context of a highly strenuous military exercise. It is based on an ethnographic study carried out in a Swedish international service unit. The analysis shows how the exercise taught the soldiers how to behave as military men. Furthermore, it discusses the intimate forms of camaraderie that the soldiers practice and problematizes the scene of constraint that compulsory heterosexuality constitutes for their homosocial bonds. Theoretically, the article draws upon studies of men and masculinities and employs the concepts of homosociality and compulsory heterosexuality. By developing 'repair work' as an analytical tool, it contributes to an understanding of how masculinities are done within, as well as beyond, the military context
Ethnography · Heterosexuality · Human sexuality · Military organization · Military service · Political science · Sociology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Historical Gender and Feminism Studies · History · Law · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 12 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,2 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 12 |