’Is it okay to go out on the pull without it being nasty?’: lads’ performance of lad culture

Jeffries, Mike (2020) ’Is it okay to go out on the pull without it being nasty?’: lads’ performance of lad culture. Gender and Education, 32 (7). pp. 908-925. ISSN 0954-0253

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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/09540253.2019.1594706

Abstract

Lad culture is pervasive in UK higher education, fuelling misogyny and violence towards women. Lad culture is commonly described as mix of boorish socialising, drinking, sport and pack behaviour. This study reports on the attitudes and experiences of laddish students from a UK university. Laddish behaviours were ubiquitous in their university lives. They were well aware of the harm lad culture causes but struggled to manage their behaviour. Being a lad is an important part of their identity. With their lad friends they relaxed their performance of assertive masculinity. Interviewees identified banter within their friendship group as an essential social currency but were explicit that banter aimed at other people was bullying. Academic success was important and was gained in part by making a distinct break from anti-academic lads. Their self-awareness and willingness to engage with the issue offers opportunities for more effective interventions to combat misogyny.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Lad culture, masculinities, UK higher education
Subjects: L900 Others in Social studies
Department: Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Geography and Environmental Sciences
Depositing User: Paul Burns
Date Deposited: 20 Mar 2019 16:06
Last Modified: 31 Jul 2021 14:04
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/38460

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