Abstract
The lives of young middle-class men in India are greatly different to their parents and older generations. As India economically liberalizes, there is a generational gap that has developed. Young men begin to start bridging this gap by living their lives through various negotiations and performances of appropriate masculinities in the contexts that surround them. Social developments in India mean that processes of consumption, urbanization and new practices of romantic and sexual expression have to be managed alongside older gendered expectations and responsibilities on young men. Through an ethnographic approach, this paper explores the social and cultural realities of young Indian men to understand how they are caught in-between and creatively manage their lives and relationships.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 362-370 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | Journal of Gender Studies |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 23 Oct 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 3 Apr 2018 |
Keywords
- gender
- India
- masculinities
- social development
- youth