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Afro descendant boys and gender socialization: meanings of "being a man"

This paper discusses the processes of socialization of young black and poor boys in the city of São Paulo, questioning how certain meanings and experiences of masculinity are constructed and reworked in their lives. From empirical research conducted between 2007 and 2008, we base our paper on the idea that masculinity is an experience that penetrates the trajectory of individuals, never finished and marked by setbacks.

Youth; Black Boys; Socialization; Masculinity


Núcleo de Estudos de Gênero - Pagu Universidade Estadual de Campinas, PAGU Cidade Universitária "Zeferino Vaz", Rua Cora Coralina, 100, 13083-896, Campinas - São Paulo - Brasil, Tel.: (55 19) 3521 7873, (55 19) 3521 1704 - Campinas - SP - Brazil
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