Abstract
This article provides the result of a review of existing masculinity research within the university context. The objective of the present study was to determine the topics of analysis, characteristics, and tendencies of recent studies in this field. A search was performed in Scopus and Ebsco, using the search terms: masculinity and university students, which yielded 72 studies for analysis. The most commonly-explored topics among the investigations reviewed were as follows: the construction of masculinity, masculine social norms and gender stereotypes, romantic relationships, masculinity and health, attitudes toward sexual minorities and their effects, masculinity and violence, and masculinity and alcohol consumption. It was concluded that the shaping of masculinity in the university environment is a complex experience, influenced by the intermixing of traditional masculinity and vested with cultural, social, historical, and personal factors.
Highlights
This article is the result of a review of existing research on masculinity in the university context
El objetivo de este estudio fue determinar los temas de análisis, características y tendencias de los estudios recientes en este campo
The literature indicates that being a university student is not enough for men to break with traditional masculinity and move forward in organizing new masculinities that contribute to their own well-being, while decreasing violence against women and people with diverse sexualities
Summary
This article is the result of a review of existing research on masculinity in the university context. A search was conducted on Scopus and Ebsco, using the search terms: masculinity and university students, which yielded 72 studies for analysis The most explored topics among the research reviewed were: the construction of masculinity, male social norms and gender stereotypes, romantic relationships, masculinity and health, attitudes toward sexual minorities and their effects, masculinity and violence, and masculinity and alcohol consumption and the recognition of new models of masculinities It concluded that the formation of masculinity in the university environment is a complex experience, influenced by the mix of traditional masculinity and overlaid with cultural, social, historical, and personal factors. This review article has been organized, in three sections: the method of search and selection of studies, the results derived from these studies and the conclusions
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