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Revista Reflexiones
versão On-line ISSN 1659-2859versão impressa ISSN 1021-1209
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GOMEZ AVILA, Argelia e SALGUERO VELAZQUEZ, Alejandra. A look into the masculine bachelorhood. Reflexiones [online]. 2014, vol.93, n.2, pp.80-87. ISSN 1659-2859.
Historically society has placed more attention on the unmarried woman as opposed to the unmarried male, which is reflected in the lack of research on male bachelorhood. This paper presents an analysis of the reason that gives professional men of medium socioeconomic level of Mexico about his singleness. We conducted a qualitative research, with semistructured interviews in seven participants between 32 and 49 years old. The data show that among the reasons to continue bachelor identifies three central arguments: the defense of freedom, the refusal to be economical provider, and the impact of loving rejections. Continued discussion if they are building new ways of being a man, if they can generate changes for the benefit of both genders, or his singleness be based on traditional stereotypes with modern dyes
Palavras-chave : Singleness; masculinity; couple; commitment; gender.