Abstract
While first-in-family (FiF) women’s experience of attending university has been examined in a growing body of literature, there has been little attention to the experiences of FiF males. This chapter presents an account of the motivations, transitions and participations of FiF male students using a narrative gender framework. The analysis especially privileges the idea of situated and relational masculinities (Hopkins and Noble, 2009). Age was found to be the chief organising category of their experiences structuring their embodied life course. Three main age and relational masculine performances emerged from these men’s stories, namely those of the Fathers, the Self-Starters and the Sons. Working to achieve or enact the breadwinner model of masculinity was found to be the dominant motivator behind their gender performances.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | First-in-Family students, university experience and family life |
Subtitle of host publication | Motivations, transitions and participation |
Place of Publication | London |
Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
Chapter | 9 |
Pages | 177-201 |
Number of pages | 25 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781137582843 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781137582836 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2017 |