Masculinities and school performance: the construction of hierarchies among peers

Authors

  • Cinthia Torres Toledo Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo (SP), Brasil
  • Marília Pinto de Carvalho Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo (SP), Brasil

Keywords:

Gender Relationship, Masculinity, Schooling, Ethnographic Research

Abstract

Seeking to understand the collective conceptions of masculinity among boys and the possible implications of such conceptions on their school performance, we conducted an ethnographic research with working-class students aged approximately ten years, from a public school in São Paulo city, Brazil, using observations and interviews. We identified that being a “good student” did not contradict the affirmation of the masculinity of those boys; on the contrary, school engagement was recognized as a positive aspect among them. Nonetheless, to be “good students”, boys needed to be able to play in the power relationships between peers, drawing on practices of valued masculinities, and (re)constructing school and social hierarchies in their interactions.

 

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Author Biographies

Cinthia Torres Toledo, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo (SP), Brasil

Doutoranda em Educação pela Universidade de São Paulo (FEUSP). Pesquisa na área da Sociologia da Educação, com enfoque nas desigualdades educacionais permeadas por gênero e raça. Integra o grupo "Estudos de Gênero, Educação e Cultura Sexual" (EdGES).

Marília Pinto de Carvalho, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo (SP), Brasil

Professora Livre Docente (Associada Sênior) da Faculdade de Educação da Universidade de São Paulo. Pesquisa Educação e Relações de Gênero, principalmente na educação escolar, o trabalho docente nas séries iniciais do ensino fundamental e as diferenças de desempenho escolar entre meninos e meninas. É co-coordenadora do Grupo de Estudos de Gênero, Educação e Cultura Sexual (EdGES). 

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2018-10-29

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Toledo, C. T., & Carvalho, M. P. de. (2018). Masculinities and school performance: the construction of hierarchies among peers. Cadernos De Pesquisa, 48(169), 1002–1023. Retrieved from https://publicacoes.fcc.org.br/cp/article/view/5496

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Vol. 48 No. 169: jul./set.2018

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