Essay on the production of brazilian masculinities

Abstract

This article starts from reflections on the construction of masculinity models and seeks to identify male Brazilian archetypes. In Brazil, masculinities have become increasingly diverse. While the majority of men still identify as "traditional" or "conservative", other groups are emerging, such as men who identify as "modern" or "alternative". This is reflexive qualitative research. Reflection is a learning process that allows the researcher to examine his own perceptions and experiences, as well as the interaction between them and the subject being studied. In this sense, six male archetypes, fragmented by the country's regions, were identified. In the northeast, the Cabra Macho and Homem Sertanejo masculinities were observed. In the southeast and south, the Heroic Craftsman and Self-Made Man archetypes. In the north, the Ribeirinho Man. In the Midwest, the Agro Man.