Construcciones sociales y culturales de género que enmarcan la vida académica de estudiantes hombres en la Universidad de Cuenca

Abstract

The University of Cuenca is a space full of opportunities and limitations for male students. These dynamics are the product of a gender order that weighs the masculine over the feminine. The following investigation aims to analyze how the notions of masculinity are produced and reproduced in the academic life of male students of the Universidad de Cuenca in 2023. The research is carried out through a qualitative methodology of a descriptive type, which combines the Case Study and the Grounded Theory. This work is part of a research project entitled "Limitations in the academic life of students by gender: analysis of practices and subjectivities at the University of Cuenca". Among the main findings is an identification of notions of masculinity; These notions consist of: Between being and not being a man; the mandates of masculinity; mechanisms of socialization of masculinity; legitimacy of violence in masculinity and agency in masculinity, giving rise to a production and reproduction of notions of masculinity within the University of Cuenca. Additionally, the connection of the notions of masculinity with opportunities within the University of Cuenca is evident. The limitations found are limitations in the academic life of male students; conflict and competition in peer relationships; relationships with teachers; VBG within the University of Cuenca.