Risk, violence and social control in the “botellón” related to Bajá Oasis: an approach from masculinities

This article describes the results of an ethnographic investigation, carried out in the “botellón”
related to the Bajá Oasis nightclub, located in the province of Tarragona. The “botellón” is
organized in its parking lot and as a stop before entering the premises. In the work, the relationships
between risks, youth and hegemonic masculinity have been explored, inscribing the
mechanisms of social control beyond the conflict that produces the mere permanent stimulation
of desires. A differential perception of risk has been established among young people based on
class, gender and ethnicity ascription. Being defined, from masculinities, two great strategies to
transit this stratification system; conservation and predation.