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"You're Either In or You're Out"

School Violence, Peer Discipline, and the (Re)Production of Hegemonic Masculinity

City University of New York

School violence has not been studied widely across schools and communities. This article examines hegemonic masculinity and its relationship to violence through the peer disciplining (hazing, teasing, bullying) that occurs among students who attend an elite suburban boys'school. Using a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods, the analysis suggests that violence is embedded in the social fabric of the school and implicated in power relations between both peers and their institution. Emotionally ambiguous, "you're either in or you're out" distinctions made by peer disciplining can produce shame, fear, and hurt alongside friendship, intimacy, and bonding. The normalcy with which hegemonic values are practiced makes it difficult, though not impossible, to contest. If we are to find viable alternatives to dominant masculinities, which are restrictive for most, it will be important to ask which boys and under what conditions are they able to resist its mandates.

Key Words: men • masculinities • hegemonic masculinity • boys • school violence • emotion • privilege • teasing • bullying • hazing • schools • independent schools • peer disciplining

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