Unboxing masculinity(ies). A contrast to Teen Dating Violence starting from the pedagogical questioning of hegemonic masculinities

The English expression Teen Dating Violence (TDV) refers to an aggressive behaviour that develops among male* and female* teenagers during their first love affairs. Starting from some data and features of the phenomenon, this paper aims to provide a framework for the problem of gender-based violence paying specific attention to male* adolescents, with the purpose of deconstructing the main toxic stereotypes concerning their relationships with peers. In this regard, the theoretical and operational methodology used is the so-called “Men box”, which allows to develop a critical and pedagogical evaluation and to identify effective educational strategies to cope with the hegemonic masculinities, through an experiential approach