Three Men and a Maybe Identity and Privilege in Male Preservice Elementary School Teachers
Male preservice elementary teachers often receive special attention. However, identities consist of many complex components. Constant comparative methodology revealed emergent themes of privilege and disadvantage linked to gender, religion, and ethnicity in this exploratory examination of the storie...
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Published in | The Journal of men's studies Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 3 - 20 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Los Angeles, CA
SAGE Publications
01.01.2015
Sage Publications, Inc |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | Male preservice elementary teachers often receive special attention. However, identities consist of many complex components. Constant comparative methodology revealed emergent themes of privilege and disadvantage linked to gender, religion, and ethnicity in this exploratory examination of the stories of three male preservice elementary teachers. The men demonstrated varying awareness of their hybrid identities and associated privileges and disadvantages. The participants found privileges and disadvantages related to their gender, but members of religious and ethnic minority groups perceived significant disadvantages of those aspects of their identities. Findings suggest that preservice male teachers’ identities are more complex than gender alone, that being in multiple minority groups may compound challenges for preservice male teachers, and that teacher training alone may not sufficiently address issues of identity. |
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ISSN: | 1060-8265 1933-0251 |
DOI: | 10.1177/1060826514561988 |