Brunel University

Faculty Member, Education

Lecturer in Education

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I am a sociologist who uses qualitative methods to examine the construction of masculinities and sexualities among young men in educational and sporting settings. My research examines how a zeitgeist of decreasing homophobia impacts on the gendered behaviours of young heterosexual men and the school experiences LGBT youth.

My research also examines how language-use changes in response to these shifting attitudinal positions and behavioural patterns. While my focus is on how this impacts on youth in post-compulsory education, and the implications this has for school cultures, I also research how these changes are manifest in the institution of sport. Because both sport and education are considered to be socially conservative institutions, my research speaks to youth in the broader culture, too.

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