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Manninen, Sari – Gender and Education, 2013
This study examines change and the conditions of change in the masculinity of Olli, a working-class Finnish school boy. It explores "respect" as a status bound to masculine reputation, resources for obtaining respect in gendered identity work, and the negotiation of power in peer relations. I discuss how a "banal balancer"…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Males, Masculinity, Working Class
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Huuki, Tuija; Manninen, Sari; Sunnari, Vappu – Gender and Education, 2010
Through a feminist approach this paper illustrates how humour is used as a resource and strategy for status among Finnish school boys and in constructing culturally accepted masculinity in the field of informal school. Based on interview and observation material collected in three schools, the results suggest that although humour is often…
Descriptors: Feminism, Social Status, Peer Groups, Males