CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2015
| Author | Grubic, Jovan Olga |
|---|---|
| Title | CONCEPTUALIZATIONS OF MASCULINITY AMONG YOUNG MEN IN SERBIA |
| Summary | This thesis is an effort to explore the expressions of masculinity among young men in contemporary Serbia who actively took part in workshops organized through the Young Men Initiative, a project that sought to challenge ―Balkan‖ masculinity by its implementation. By analyzing interviews conducted with these young men, much information was gathered related to masculinity in the various social contexts of Serbia. Therefore, this study contributes to existing literature on men and masculinities in the Serbian context. In order to contextualize their experiences during the violent division of ex-Yugoslavia and the war in Kosovo, followed by economic sanctions and NATO bombings that were happening almost simultaneously within the so called post-socialist transition process, I consider a brief history of these events and conflicts to place these young men in a specific time and place. In my research, I have questioned their gender roles enactment, engagement in sport activities, encounters with violence and their work experiences. I also looked at their family and relationships and discovered negotiations of the roles they performed. I discovered their ability to perform multiple conceptualizations of masculinity in relation to both dominant and subordinate masculine identities. Finally, young men from technical schools living in suburbs have showed how they both perform and challenge so-called hegemonic masculinity while also engaging directly with it. |
| Supervisor | Elissa Helms |
| Department | Gender Studies MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2015/grubic_jovan.pdf |
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