Dying to be men : youth, masculinity and social exclusion /

Based on field research and interviews in the USA and Brazil, Dying to be a Man explores how manhood or male identity is shaped in poor urban settings, how it is that some young men resist the prevailing norms, what the implications are for.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barker, Gary (Gary Thomas)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Routledge, 2005.
Colección:Sexuality, culture and health series.
Temas:
Young men > Social conditions.
Youth with social disabilities.
Marginality, Social > Health aspects.
Men > Socialization.
Masculinity.
Jeunes hommes > Conditions sociales.
Jeunes socialement défavorisés.
Hommes > Socialisation.
Masculinité.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Life Stages > General.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Why the worry about young men?
  • 'Are you a hippy or a kicker?': a personal story and a way of understanding manhood
  • 'Don't worry, I'm not a thief': the story of João
  • The trouble with young men: coming of age in social exclusion
  • In the headlines: interpersonal violence and gang involvement
  • No place at school: low-income young men and educational attainment
  • 'If you don't work, you have to steal': low income young men and employment
  • In the heat of the moment: relating to women, having sex
  • Learning to live with women, becoming fathers
  • Dying to be men, living as men: conclusions and final reflections.

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