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Direct linkSwain, Jon – British Educational Research Journal, 2004
The data in this article come from an ethnographic exploration into the construction of masculinities in three junior schools in the UK between 1998 and 1999. The author argues that the construction and performance of masculinity is inextricably linked to the acquisition of status within the school peer group, and he delineates the specific series…
Descriptors: Peer Groups, Masculinity, Males, Educational Environment
