Educación, masculinidades y violencias en la universidad

Como parte de un proyecto acerca de las violencias en la UNAM, este trabajo recupera algunos de los señalamientos de la investigación feminista —la noción de continuo, la vigencia de estructuras sexistas y las prácticas de hostigamiento— para abordar el punto de vista de las masculinidades críticas. En esta confluencia se acomete un repaso de los aspectos más relevantes de tres vertientes teóricas: la masculinidad hegemónica, las teorías de los actos de hombría [manhood acts] y el apoyo por parte de pares varones [male peer support]. Con esto, se perfila la propuesta de un modelo triple —en cuanto a ideales, estrategias y alianzas— de educación en masculinidades y contra las violencias. La labor crítica desemboca en una revisión de las “múltiples masculinidades” frente a propuestas recientes que cuestionan la dicotomía toxicidad/positividad, donde se destaca la opción de la hibridez. Concluyo con un esbozo del modelo triple a partir de dos estrategias, el nombrar y la autorreflexión.

Masculinities, Sport, and Violence Against Women: The Contribution of Male Peer Support Theory

Although there are active debates about the nature and role of masculinities and a rise of new masculinity formations in modern society, feminist analysis of the relationship between sport, masculinities, and violence against women has been somewhat quiescent lately. This article seeks to underline this connection through the use of male peer support theory, which has been expanded in recent years to include messages from women and from within the LGBTQ community, and to recognize the rise in newer masculinity formations and the influence of new technology.

Critical Masculinity Studies and Research on Violence Against Women: An Assessment of Past Scholarship and Future Directions

This article investigates the role of critical masculinity theory on the field of violence against women (VAW). We conduct a meta-analysis to discern which theories of masculinity have been used within the journal Violence Against Women over the past 25 years. This search revealed that many articles use masculinity concepts but do not always articulate explicit theories of masculinity. We review hegemonic masculinity and male peer support, two of the most commonly used theories of masculinity and violence. We then discuss new developments within masculinity scholarship, including theories of manhood acts, inclusive masculinity, and hybrid masculinity, and consider how these perspectives can enhance the already robust scholarship on masculinity and VAW.

Explaining Separation/Divorce Violence against Women

This chapter reviews widely read and cited social scientific theories of separation and divorce violence against women. Explanations covered include the male proprietariness thesis, the challenge thesis, a feminist/male peer support model of separation and divorce sexual assault, a rural masculinity crisis/male peer support model of separation/divorce sexual assault, and the social and economic exclusion model of separation/divorce woman abuse in public housing.

Male Peer Support to Hostile Sexist Attitudes Influences Rape Proclivity

Sexual assault affects a large proportion of women in the world. Although most rapes are committed by one man, the act itself may be influenced by many (e.g., the peer group). Hostile sexism (HS) has repeatedly been associated with men’s rape proclivity, but the influence exerted by the HS of the peer group on rape proclivity has not been investigated. In this study, we explored the impact of perceived male peer support to HS on participants’ rape proclivity. A sample of Spanish undergraduate students from a university in the south of Spain ( N = 134) completed the Ambivalent Sexism Inventory. Immediately afterwards, they received feedback on the supposed sexist responses of a peer group (high vs. low in HS); we kept the benevolent sexism (BS) of the peer group at medium levels. Next, we assessed participants’ rape proclivity using acquaintance rape scenarios. Results showed an interaction between participants’ own levels of HS and information about the HS of the peer group. Men high in HS reported higher rape proclivity in the high-HS peer-group condition than in the low-HS peer-group condition. By contrast, information on the peer group did not affect self-reported rape proclivity of men low in HS. Results also corroborated the relationship between participants’ levels of HS and rape proclivity, and expanded the literature by revealing an unexpected influence of participants’ BS on rape proclivity.