Abstract

VAZQUEZ GARCIA, Verónica  and  CASTRO, Roberto. Masculinidad hegemónica, violencia y consumo de alcohol en el medio universitario. RMIE [online]. 2009, vol.14, n.42, pp.701-719. ISSN 1405-6666.

This article analyzes the reproduction of masculinity at Universidad Autónoma Chapingo, based on twenty-eight autobiographical accounts written by students at the university. The analysis identifies two discourses on masculinity: 1) the need to take risks during youth to "become a man"; and 2) the need to avoid such risks in order to assume adult responsibilities upon leaving the university. The two most common risks are violence and the consumption of alcohol. Masculine hierarchies are analyzed in terms of age and sexual orientation, which facilitate the exercise of violence, as well as the relation between masculine identity and the consumption of alcohol. The conclusion is that most students assume these risks but some question them, thus recreating their gender identities.

Keywords : Masculinity; violence; alcoholism; students; higher education; Mexico.

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