FROM BOY TO METROSEXUAL

THE CONSTRUCTION OF MASCULINITY IN THE CONTEMPORANEITY

Authors

  • Carlos José Fernandes Telles Centro Universitário Salesiano de São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35919/rbsh.v29i1.38

Keywords:

Construction of masculinity. Metrosexuality. Male behavior.

Abstract

This study adresses how masculinity is build in modern society. We understand that media has an important
roll in the way as identity is form, influencing costumes and habits, contributing in ways to propagate the prevailing ideology of modern society. For such study, the content from the index of three online men magazines was specificalyy categorized between the period of september 2010 and june 2012. The results suggest the coexistence of various topics related to the universe of the contemporary man, emphasizing Style, Culture & Leisure, and Sex as important indicators of construction of masculinity in contemporary society.

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Author Biography

Carlos José Fernandes Telles, Centro Universitário Salesiano de São Paulo

Psicólogo formado pela Universidade Estácio de Sá – campus Macaé, com formação em Psicologia Clínica na Perspectiva Fenomenológica Existencial pelo Instituto de Fenomenologia Existencial (IFEN/RJ), pós-graduando em Terapia Sexual pelo Centro Universitário Salesiano de São Paulo (UNISAL/SP) – campus Pio XI.

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Published

2018-12-31

How to Cite

Telles, C. J. F. (2018). FROM BOY TO METROSEXUAL: THE CONSTRUCTION OF MASCULINITY IN THE CONTEMPORANEITY. Revista Brasileira De Sexualidade Humana, 29(1), 20–29. https://doi.org/10.35919/rbsh.v29i1.38

Issue

Vol. 29 No. 1 (2018)

Section

Trabalhos de Pesquisa