Socialization and sociability of gender in a masculinized university context

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to identify and to understand the challenges that university students face in the practices of sociability and codes of coexistence that they use as skills to interact with other people, in the daily life of a university context built socially for the masculine gender and, in which woman mimic the actions of those around them. We discuss the concepts of gender differential socialization and sociability, adopting the anthropology of experience like a methodological perspective, we use the application of interviews, and the study is qualitative. Findings suggest that in the university school system these practices of socialization and codes of coexistence are mediated by gender camouflage, useful and convenient for the continuity of a sexist and violent system that, although born before university, is remarkably resilient.

Keywords

• género
• sociabilidad
• socialización
• universidad