About The Meaning of Being a Boy for Male Adolescents From The Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires

Authors

  • Hernán Manzelli Centro de Estudios de Población – CENEP / Universidad de Buenos Aires

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-026X2006000100012

Abstract

The aim of this article is to analyze social representations of male adolescents about the meaning of being a boy and the implications for their sexual interactions. To that purpose we examine data from a qualitative research among male adolescents from two socioeconomic strata: low and middle-low residents from the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires (AMBA). The data show that the conception about a male desire greater than the female desire is in great part justified by essentialist arguments (biological reasons). However, this conception is also justified by social arguments or a mix of social and essentialist arguments. A social determinism, as well as a mix between social and biological arguments, might guide to a naturalization of sexual relations that could obstruct individual and social change.

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Published

2006-01-01

How to Cite

Manzelli, H. (2006). About The Meaning of Being a Boy for Male Adolescents From The Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires. Revista Estudos Feministas, 14(1), 219. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-026X2006000100012

Issue

Vol. 14 No. 1 (2006)

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