The present study explores recent changes in performances of masculinity in the West, through an exploration of the status of adolescent boys participating in mostly adult martial arts groups. Drawing on a qualitative methodology of ethnographic participation and in-depth interviews, I argue that adolescent boys simultaneously occupy positions of centrality and marginality. Hierarchies of age and seniority place the boys as inferior, to both men and women. But at the same time, adolescent boys occupy the center in at least three aspects: their status as “becoming men”; their potential to demonstrate the method’s effectiveness; and the social inclusiveness of the group. These findings demonstrate how supposedly progressive changes in performances of masculinity may lead to the fortification, rather than relaxation, of gender policing

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中间的男子气概：男子气概的监管，以及青少年男孩在成人武术团体中的中心和边缘角色

本研究通过对参加主要是成人武术团体的青春期男孩的状态的探索，探讨了西方男子气概表现的近期变化。借鉴人种学参与和深入访谈的定性方法，我认为青春期男孩同时占据中心地位和边缘地位。年龄和资历的等级将男孩置于男性和女性之下。但与此同时，青春期男孩至少在三个方面占据中心位置：他们作为“成为男人”的身份；他们证明该方法有效性的潜力；以及群体的社会包容性。这些发现证明了男性气质表现的所谓渐进式变化如何可能导致性别警务的强化而不是放松