Dissertation Research: Gender Identity in Santo Domingo, Mexico

本项目涉及加州大学人类学专业的一名学生的学位论文研究。这名学生将研究墨西哥城一个贫困社区男性身份的变化，分析就业和社会活动家状况的社会限制如何影响男子气概的定义。研究方法包括参与式观察、对50户居民进行问卷调查、对25户居民进行深入研究。这项研究很重要，因为增加我们对性别角色和关系的了解，对于制定影响未婚怀孕和未婚父亲养育子女的责任的政策很重要。在以“男子汉气概”著称的社会环境中，对个体差异的这些案例研究，可以极大地促进我们理解为什么有些男人会成为负责任的父亲，而另一些男人则不会。

This project involves the dissertation research of an anthropology student from the University of California. The student will study changes in male identity in a poor neighborhood of Mexico City, analyzing how definitions of masculinity are affected by social constraints from employment and social activist situations. Methods include participant observation, a survey questionnaire of 50 households, and in depth studies of a sample of 25 households. This research is important because increases in our understanding of gender roles and relations is important to develop policies affecting out-of-wedlock pregnancies and unwed fathers' responsibilities to support their children. Case studies such as these, of individual variations in a social situation known for "machismo", can significantly advance our understanding of why some men become responsible fathers while others do not.