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| Author(s): |
Bruno de Paula Rosa
Total Authors: 1
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| Document type: | Master's Dissertation |
| Press: | Ribeirão Preto. |
| Institution: | Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto (PCARP/BC) |
| Defense date: | 2010-12-06 |
| Examining board members: |
Geraldo Romanelli;
Marko Synesio Alves Monteiro
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| Advisor: | Geraldo Romanelli |
| Abstract | |
Historically, the familial institution has been going through modification and nowadays it´s difficult to define it because, besides the nuclear family - composed by father, mother and children - there are many other configurations: mono-parental families, extended families, recomposed families, homosexual couples with children of other relationships or adopted. This variety of domestic arrangements affects familial relations, social spaces occupied by men and women and consequently the male\'s function in the family and society. The proposal of this search project was to investigate how single heterosexual men of middle class, from 25 to 35 years old, conceptualizes their masculinity, how they live and express their feelings, the expectations about affective-sexual relationships, conceptions about marriage and the constitution of a family. Ten young men, from 26 to 31 years old, residents of the city of Ribeirão Preto - SP, were interviewed. The survey was made through semi-structured interviews recorded and transcribed word by word. The data were analyzed under the anthropological and psychological referential. Becoming a man is directly related to the assumption of male\'s expected responsibilities and the provider´s role is related to the concrete dimensions of work and the family. In the male\'s identity construction, relationships with family and friends, financial and emotional independence towards to parents and standards as honesty, responsibility, respect and ethic were the most chosen aspects. Personal, professional, material, affective-sexual accomplishments and friendship with male friends were pointed out as positive elements in their lives. Regarding personal and professional failures, difficulties in relations with women bring fear of betrayal in affective relationships, that might cause loss of virility and sexual impotence. The participants pointed male rationality in contraposition to female emotionality as the main difference between men and women. Generally they prefer to be single and mentioned the fact of having less responsibilities to assume as the biggest advantage of this condition - especially for those who still live with their parents - what allows them to save money to be invested in future plans. For some, marriage is directly related to family´s constitution and to have kids. Most of the participants mentioned the intention to get married and all of them manifested the desire of parenting, including those who have divorced parents and don´t have contact with their progenitors. There are difficulties to conciliate solidified social stereotype with new male and female identities and to distinguish exclusive aspects of men, because male and female roles are intertwined and sometimes become confused. Among the participants the expression of affection is still impregnated with prejudice and restrictions however is notable a great contact with their own feelings. The civil and religious marriage don´t have an essential value, nevertheless the union with the actual girlfriend or with a future partner is considered very important to the construction of male´s identity. (AU) | |