GIOVANI E RAPPRESENTAZIONI DELLE MASCHILITÀ NEI SOCIAL NETWORK

Authors

  • Gian Luca Pilia Independent Researcher
  • Cosimo Marco Scarcelli Università degli Studi di Padova

Keywords:

Masculinities, digital media, teens, social network

Abstract

Social network platforms represent spaces where boys and girls can experiment with their identity by working on the processes of self-presentation and impression management. Based on a qualitative research that involved 36 Italian males aged from fourteen to eighteen years old, the paper focuses on how masculine identity is produced, reproduced and performed by boys in social network sites. The analysis suggests that social network can be seen as spaces where boys build and perform gender, frequently in contraposition to
the idea they have about girls and what they retain female characteristics

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Published

2021-12-31

How to Cite

Pilia, G. L., & Scarcelli, C. M. (2021). GIOVANI E RAPPRESENTAZIONI DELLE MASCHILITÀ NEI SOCIAL NETWORK. Italian Studies in South Africa, 34(2), 82–106. Retrieved from http://italianstudiesinsa.org/index.php/issa/article/view/192