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SUMMARY:The Development of a Masculine Gender Identity during Adolescence 
 - Allison Ujejski\, PhD student
DTSTART:20121031T130000Z
DTEND:20121031T140000Z
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CONTACT:Graham Allen
DESCRIPTION:In 1991 I conducted research at four single sex Public boys’
  boarding schools in England in order to explore the development of gender
  identity in Sixth Form boys. The early ‘90s was a critical point in the
  history of Public Schools\, as the majority had become co-educational.  T
 he research asked ‘What did these few remaining single sex schools revea
 l about gender identity?’  The history of Public Schools recounts that t
 hey are elite patriarchal institutions of social reproduction geared for a
 cademic and social success. Boys who attend them have often been sent to b
 oarding school since age seven: as such\, boys are socialised in ‘total
 ’ institutions\, the influence of which overshadows the influence of fam
 ily\, females and local community in boys’ lives. The research asked: 
 ‘What was the effect of this form of socialisation on the development of
  gender identity?’  A questionnaire allowed gender attitudes of the rese
 arch population to be compared with boys from mixed-sex Comprehensive scho
 ols.  Group interviews were conducted with boys to unearth types of prevai
 ling masculine hegemonies at the schools. Individual life history intervie
 ws provided the framework for boys to explore the narrative of their own l
 ives and gender identity in these settings.  Findings of the research incl
 ude: academic learning styles in boys\; attitudes towards males and female
 s\; self –esteem and gender\; class and gender\; role conflict and ident
 ity\, as well as emotional management.
LOCATION:Combination Room\, Wolfson College
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