Dying to be men : youth, masculinity and social exclusion / / Gary T. Barker.

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Superior document:Sexuality, culture and health series
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Year of Publication:2005
Language:English
Series:Sexuality, culture and health series.
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Physical Description:vii, 186 p.
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Table of 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 Joao
  • 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.