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FLORES ORTEGA, Anabel. Resignification of masculine practices in funeral rituals during COVID-19. RIDE. Rev. Iberoam. Investig. Desarro. Educ [online]. 2024, vol.14, n.28, e603.  Epub 26-Jun-2024. ISSN 2007-7467.  https://doi.org/10.23913/ride.v14i28.1778.

The pandemic caused by the Covid-19 virus has transformed the reality in which we live, affecting both the social and the most intimate aspects of our lives. Government restrictions mandated the closure of cemeteries, thereby fracturing the spaces and activities traditionally associated with both men and women in funeral rituals. Against this backdrop, the objective of this research was to analyze how men redefined their practices in funeral ceremonies during the COVID-19 health emergency in a community in the State of Mexico. The method employed was qualitative; it involved ethnographic research within the community, alongside in-depth interviews with men who have been responsible for conducting activities at funerals in the town for several years, while conforming to their roles within what Connell refers to as the gender order (Connell, 1987). The primary findings indicate that men redefined their practices to meet the expectations of being a good man, husband, and father, responsible for protecting their families. Additionally, it is evident that funeral rituals encountered resistance, as men sought to reestablish them to conform to the previously established structure and order.

Palavras-chave : Masculinities; rites; mourning; COVID-19.

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