Hacerse hombre en el aula: masculinidad, homofobia y acoso escolar*

Abstract Based on the analysis of data produced in the framework of Diversidad sexual y convivencia research project, developed between 2013 and 2014 in different Spanish schools, this article reflects on the role of homophobia as a particular form of violence in the construction, reproduction and control of masculinity among young men. I suggest that bullying is a ritualized form of violence with a great social efficacy among adolescents, where homophobia, through fear, invisibilizes and normalizes violence, silence and isolate victims and perpetuates the legitimacy of teasing, insulting and ...