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ERIC Number: EJ1396188
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 20
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0161-827X
EISSN: EISSN-2470-9220
Back to "Bro Time"? The Post-Pandemic Social Re-Entry of Men Living on Campus
Potts, Charlie
Journal of College and University Student Housing, v49 n2 p28-47 2023
The COVID-19 Pandemic has altered the ways that college men develop and interpret masculinity on campus. Using a qualitative, phenomenological approach, this study explores the experiences of 28 second- and third-year undergraduate men living in on-campus housing to understand how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected masculinity and the socialization of college men. The data from semi-structured interviews revealed three overarching themes: navigating social life on campus, managing social re-entry, and redefining masculinity in shared spaces. Though participants noted the challenges associated with their social re-entry to campus, they also recognized an enhanced understanding of masculinity. The findings of this study provide important insight into how the pandemic has served as a catalyst for evolving definitions of masculinity and gender expectations in residential settings on campus. [Discussion questions developed by Amy Paciej-Woodruff.]
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research; Tests/Questionnaires
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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