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Title: | Nära inpå: Maskulinitet, intimitet och gemenskap i brandmäns arbetslag |
Authors: | Ericson, Mathias |
E-mail: | mathias.ericson@gu.se |
Issue Date: | 19-May-2011 |
University: | Göteborgs universitet. Samhällsvetenskapliga fakulteten University of Gothenburg. Faculty of Social Science |
Institution: | Department of Sociology ; Sociologiska institutionen |
Date of Defence: | 2011-06-10 |
Disputation: | Fredagen den 10 juni 2011, kl 13.15, Hörsal Sappören, Sprängkullsgatan 25 |
Degree: | Doctor of Philosophy |
Publication type: | Doctoral thesis |
Series/Report no.: | Göteborg Studies in Sociology 48 |
Keywords: | firefighters, profession, gender equality, masculinity, homosociality |
Abstract: | This study explores the profession of firefighter, in which the progression of gender equality has been particularly slow compared to many other professions in Sweden. The aim of the study is to explore constructions of masculinity in the firefighter profession and how they are related to specific forms of community among men in this profession. The starting point of the thesis is that one of the central mechanisms of gender segregation is male homosociality, which is men’s search for community ... more |
ISBN: | 978-91-979397-3-7 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2077/25388 |
Appears in Collections: | Doctoral Theses / Doktorsavhandlingar Sociologiska institutionen (-2011) Doctoral Theses from University of Gothenburg / Doktorsavhandlingar från Göteborgs universitet |