"""I'm Just a Guy."": Narratives of Mexican American College Students' Constructions of Masculinity and Sexual Health Beliefs"

A social constructivist qualitative methodology was used to examine 6 Latino college students' sexual health beliefs about the human papillomavirus (HPV). Data were collected through the use of in-depth interviews and analyzed utilizing a thematic analysis. Participants' narratives showed complexity in the way issues of racial/ethnic identity, notions of machismo, and gender socialization are interrelated. The following themes emerged: (a) constructions of masculinity, (b) gender socialization, (c) silence about sexual matters, (d) transmission and (mis) understandings about sexual health knowledge, and (e) perceived role regarding women's health concerns. Findings highlight the importance of incorporating cultural considerations when designing research and educational health programs with Latino college students.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Psychology

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2015

Author dc:creator

• Schiffner, Tiffany

Contributors dc:contributor

• Buki, Lydia P.

• Gender Studies

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

(MiAaPQ)AAI3337916

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/80066