di Eleonora Cintioli
Come emerge da un recente studio dell’istituto di ricerche internazionali Archivio Disarmo-IRIAD (2018) che cita fonti delle Nazioni Unite, gli uomini, in particolare giovani, sono i principali perpetratori (oltre che vittime) della violenza che ricorre alle armi da fuoco di piccolo calibro (UNDP).
Abstract
Men, especially young men, are the main perpetrators (and victims) of violence. Building on the data provided by the Men’s studies, the paper examines the factors that might favor the adoption of violent attitudes and behaviour by men. In particular, it discusses the role that homosocial institutions, such as armed forces and police, play in the construction and perpetration of hegemonic masculinity.