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CATEGORIES:Wolfson College Lunchtime Seminar Series - Wednesd
 ays of Full Term
SUMMARY:The Development of a Masculine Gender Identity dur
 ing Adolescence - Allison Ujejski\, PhD student
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20121031T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20121031T140000
UID:TALK39243AThttp://talks.cam.ac.uk
URL:http://talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/39243
DESCRIPTION:In 1991 I conducted research at four single sex Pu
 blic boys’ boarding schools in England in order to
  explore the development of gender identity in Six
 th Form boys. The early ‘90s was a critical point 
 in the history of Public Schools\, as the majority
  had become co-educational.  The research asked ‘W
 hat did these few remaining single sex schools rev
 eal about gender identity?’  The history of Public
  Schools recounts that they are elite patriarchal 
 institutions of social reproduction geared for aca
 demic and social success. Boys who attend them hav
 e often been sent to boarding school since age sev
 en: as such\, boys are socialised in ‘total’ insti
 tutions\, the influence of which overshadows the i
 nfluence of family\, females and local community i
 n boys’ lives. The research asked: ‘What was the e
 ffect of this form of socialisation on the develop
 ment of gender identity?’  A questionnaire allowed
  gender attitudes of the research population to be
  compared with boys from mixed-sex Comprehensive s
 chools.  Group interviews were conducted with boys
  to unearth types of prevailing masculine hegemoni
 es at the schools. Individual life history intervi
 ews provided the framework for boys to explore the
  narrative of their own lives and gender identity 
 in these settings.  Findings of the research inclu
 de: academic learning styles in boys\; attitudes t
 owards males and females\; self –esteem and gender
 \; class and gender\; role conflict and identity\,
  as well as emotional management.
LOCATION:Combination Room\, Wolfson College
CONTACT:Graham Allen
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