GENDER, MASCULINITIES AND IDENTITY CONSTRUCTIONS IN THE WORLD OF WORK: BRIDGING PSYCHOSOCIAL WORK STUDIES AND STUDIES OF MEN AND MASCULINITIES

Abstract

Psychosocial studies of work have recognized the importance of gender in understanding the subjective constructions of workers. However, the findings of studies of men and masculinities have been incorporated to a lesser extent. Objective. This article aims to articulate the fields of psychosocial studies of work and studiesof men and masculinities, to enrich the analysis of the subjective constructions of male workers in work contexts. Method. This article was conducted through a purposive review of relevant publications from both fields, and makes use of fragments of a narrative interview with a male worker from a delivery platform in Santiago, Chile, to illustrate its main thesis regarding the value of articulating the field of psychosocial labor studies with the field of men and masculinities studies. Results. It is highlighted how elements linked to the role of provider, physical wear and tear, virility and solidarity among peers, typical of certain models of masculinity, allow understanding the constructions of labor subjectivity of male workers, which is illustrated from the. Conclusion. This paper deepened the articulation of two fundamental fields in the social sciences in relation to the subjectivities of the actors through a theoretical and analytical discussion of an interview.