Gaming Masculinity: Masculinity Norms Perception by Cybersportsmen-HSE Students

Abstract: 
The topic of masculinity, its forms and components has been an object of interest for researchers for a long time by now. In every group masculinity manifests itself in its own distinct way. Amongst other groups cyber sportsmen are a special one, relatively young, but already attracts attention of the researchers. The students of Higher School of Economics are a distinct group as well, which hasn’t been studied neither in terms of masculinity, nor in terms of gaming. So, the research question is: “How gamers from HSE cyber sport club perceive masculinity norms?” The methods applied here are approximately 10 semi-structured interviews with the “HSE OTTERS” club.

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10.25990/socinstras.pss-25.3q41-nq96

For citation: Moseev A.G. Gaming Masculinity: Masculinity Norms Perception by Cybersportsmen-HSE Students. St. Petersburg Sociology Today. 2024. N. 25. P. 85-105. DOI:10.25990/ socinstras.pss-25.3q41-nq96

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Received: 
01.08.2024
Revised after review: 
09.09.2024
Accepted for publication: 
25.09.2024
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