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

By: Barker, Gary (Gary Thomas).
Series: Sexuality, culture and health series.Publisher: London ; New York : Routledge, 2005Description: vii, 186 p. ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0415337747 (hbk.); 9780415337748:; 0415337755 (pbk.).Subject(s): Young men -- Social conditions | Violence in men -- North America | Marginality, Social -- Health aspects | Violence in men -- Latin America | Men -- Socialization | Urban youth -- North America | Masculinity | Urban youth -- Latin America | Masculinity -- North America | Masculinity -- Latin AmericaDDC classification: 305.2421
Contents:
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.
Summary: Based on field research and interviews in the USA and Brazil, 'Dying to be Men' 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 social policy and what are the most important forms of intervention.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-180) and index.

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.

Based on field research and interviews in the USA and Brazil, 'Dying to be Men' 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 social policy and what are the most important forms of intervention.

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