C. Blanchard
Inclusive Masculinities in a Working-Class Sixth Form in Northeast England
Blanchard, C.; McCormack, M.; Peterson, G.
Authors
M. McCormack
G. Peterson
Abstract
This research examines the construction of masculinity among a group of working-class boys aged sixteen to nineteen in the northeast of England. Drawing on data collected from a six-week ethnography with boys in a religious (Christian) sixth form college, this study documents how only a small minority of these boys embodied the orthodox archetype of masculinity that has traditionally been associated with working-class youth. Instead, the great majority of participants adopted attitudes and behaviors that can be categorized as a set of inclusive masculinities: They espoused positive attitudes toward homosexuality, engaged in physical tactility and emotional intimacy, and used homosexually themed language without the intent to wound or marginalize other boys. These findings pose a considerable challenge to dominant narratives on working-class masculinities; narratives that must now be reconfigured to account for the proliferation of inclusive masculinities among working-class youth.
Citation
Blanchard, C., McCormack, M., & Peterson, G. (2017). Inclusive Masculinities in a Working-Class Sixth Form in Northeast England. Journal of Contemporary Ethnography, 46(3), 310-333. https://doi.org/10.1177/0891241615610381
Journal Article Type | Article |
---|---|
Acceptance Date | Aug 31, 2015 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 16, 2015 |
Publication Date | Jun 1, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Sep 3, 2015 |
Publicly Available Date | Sep 7, 2015 |
Journal | Journal of Contemporary Ethnography |
Print ISSN | 0891-2416 |
Electronic ISSN | 1552-5414 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 46 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 310-333 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1177/0891241615610381 |
Keywords | Class, Education, Homophobia, Inclusivity, Men. |
Files
Accepted Journal Article
(298 Kb)
PDF
Copyright Statement
Blanchard, C. and McCormack, M. and Peterson, G. (2017) 'Inclusive masculinities in a working-class sixth form in Northeast England.', Journal of contemporary ethnography., 46 (3). pp. 310-333. Copyright © 2015 The Author(s). Reprinted by permission of SAGE Publications.
You might also like
Inclusive Masculinity Theory: Overview, reflection and refinement
(2016)
Journal Article
Gay guys using gay language: Friendship, shared values and the intent-context-effect matrix
(2016)
Journal Article
An exploratory study of a new kink activity: “Pup Play”
(2015)
Journal Article
Downloadable Citations
About Durham Research Online (DRO)
Administrator e-mail: dro.admin@durham.ac.uk
This application uses the following open-source libraries:
SheetJS Community Edition
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
PDF.js
Apache License Version 2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/)
Font Awesome
SIL OFL 1.1 (http://scripts.sil.org/OFL)
MIT License (http://opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.html)
CC BY 3.0 ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
Powered by Worktribe © 2024
Advanced Search