Masculine Gender Identity Construction Among Male Adolescents in A Wuramba Community
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2005-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The expecled lasks, beliefs and behaviours of Awuramaba male adolescents as reflecting
masculine construction was investigated. The study was done on male adolescents of
Awuramaba community. In order to get comprehensive information about the masculine
characteristics of these adolescents, data was gathered from various segments of the
Awuramba population: male adolescents themselves, and their parents, siblings, peers
and the elderly people in the community. In general eight focus group discussions, 24
individual interviews and two key informant interviews were conducted. As indicated by
previous research results such as Co-nnell as cited in Belay (1999), although it varies
from country to country, culture to culture, community to community and individual to
individual, aggressive behavioural expressions, sho·wing sense of dominance, feelings of
independence, female subordination" heterosexual prowess, assertiveness, etc. are the
indicators of masculine behaviour in male adolescents of various cultures and
communities. However, the present finding suggests that attributes of masculine identity
construction among male adolescents of the Awuramba community are drawn from deep
sense of human respect, loving work, supporting others, developing feelings of
interdependence" developing gender equality and egalitarian belief and pursuing
communol way of life.
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Gender Identity Construction Among Male Adolescents