Mac an Ghaill (1994) - Gender as a Social Construct

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Charlie Owens

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  • Mac an Ghaill completed their studies in 1994
  • Mac an Ghaill (1994) explored how boys learn to be men in their peer groups at school, policing their own & other's sexuality
  • Mac an Ghaill (1994) found gender power, based on hyper-masculinity was the main source of identity for the 'macho lads' identified by Mac an Ghaill, these lads valued the '3F's' - 'Fighting, Football & Fucking'
  • Mac an Ghaill (1994) found boys who were called 'macho lads' and based their identity of hyper-masculinity, these valued the '3F's' - 'Fighting, Football & Fucking'
  • Mac an Ghaill (1994) found boys called 'macho lads' who valued the '3F's' - 'Fighting, Football & Fucking'