EleMENtary School : (Hyper) Masculinity in a Feminized Context.

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Scott Richardson gives us a finely detailed experiential account of how gender and teaching are woven together in public schools. Through his own memories and the narrativized experiences of his research subjects, Richardson demonstrates both the institutional benefits associated with being male and...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Richardson, Scott
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Dordrecht : Springer, 2012.
Temas:
Male elementary school teachers > Social conditions.
Male elementary school teachers > Psychology.
Titulaires masculins (Enseignement primaire) > Conditions sociales.
Titulaires masculins (Enseignement primaire) > Psychologie.
EDUCATION > Elementary.
Education.
Sciences sociales.
Sciences humaines.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Scott Richardson gives us a finely detailed experiential account of how gender and teaching are woven together in public schools. Through his own memories and the narrativized experiences of his research subjects, Richardson demonstrates both the institutional benefits associated with being male and the fragility of masculinity. Membership in the "Boys' Club" of hypermasculinity requires constant checking, surveillance, and choices that fit within the narrow range of dominant masculinity (so well detailed by R.W. Connell). Richardson's causal style parallels the ease with which men in leaders.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (170 pages)
ISBN:9789462090019
9462090017

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