Percepciones asociadas a las nuevas masculinidades por parte de los profesionales de la dimensión de salud mental, drogas y convivencia social de la secretaría de salud departamental del Valle.

Abstract

The present research had as a general objective to characterize the perceptions associated with the new masculinities by professionals from the mental health, drugs and social coexistence dimension of the departmental secretary of health of the valley, based on the theory proposed by Connel (1987) which justifies that hegemonic masculinity is sustained on three great pillars; relations of power, relations of production and relations of affection and sexuality, thus preventing the development of the different types of new masculinities (subordinate, marginal and complacent). The study was carried out from a qualitative perspective, using the case study as the method and the semi - structured interview as the information gathering technique. Among the main results, it is recognized that the new masculinities manage to diminish the stigmas and paradigms of a unique and / or universal masculinity, hegemonic masculinity. It was also evidenced that, within the new masculinities, subordinate masculinity manages to decrease hegemonic practices, being a much more equitable masculinity with its peers. Marginal and complacent masculinities still reproduce hegemonic masculinity practices based on domination and power, the marginal directly and the complacent indirectly