Abstract

GELPI, Gonzalo. SER VÍCTIMA DE BULLYING HOMOFÓBICO EN URUGUAY: LAS VOCES DE VARONES ADOLESCENTES DE MONTEVIDEO . Rev. Esc. Cienc. Educ. [online]. 2019, vol.1, n.14, pp.65-82. ISSN 1851-6297.

This article presents the results of the investigation “Homophobic bullying and scholar dropout in High school: Knowing the experiences of male adolescents of public and private schools in Montevideo”. The current investigation was carried on in the past two years. It consists of a qualitative, explorative-type methodology design based on Grounded Theory. The sample is composed of male adolescents aged between 12 and 19 years old, living in Montevideo, victims of homophobic bullying presenting a temporal or definitive interruption of their educative trajectory. 20 interviews were carried out until theoretic saturation was reached. The main results showed that the experiences of the adolescents were signified as negative. There were nuances in their coping strategies, which makes visible the diversity within the sexual diversity itself. In institutions there is discrimination and it is directed against people who are perceived as “different”. Bullying occurs in all contexts but varies in its modalities. Interviewees suffered it during their first years of adolescence. The phenomenon has a direct relationship with gender, due to the fact that it is recognized as the base of gender inequalities. Moreover, non-adherence to gender norms generates greater rejection in the school environment than homosexual sexual orientation. The aggressors used to be males with similar characteristics, attributes associated with hegemonic masculinity. In all cases, direct bullying and verbal violence predominated. Exposure to this phenomenon produced several bio-psycho-social effects in the interviewees.

Keywords : Highschool; Adolescence; Bullying; Homophobia; Dropout.

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