From boys to men : social constructions of masculinity in contemporary society / / edited by T. Shefer ... [et al.].
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| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Language: | English |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (295 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- ""Cover""; ""Copyright""; ""CONTENTS""; ""Foreword by Raewyn Connell""; ""About the contributors""; ""Introduction From boys to men: an overview""; ""Chapter 1 The problems boys and men create, the problems boys and men experience""; ""Chapter 2 Researching and working with boys and young men in southern Africa in the context of HIV/Aids: a radical approac""; ""Chapter 3 Multiple meanings of manhood among boys in Ghana""; ""Chapter 4 Do you want to be a father? School-going youth in Durban schools at the turn of the 21st century""
- ""Chapter 5 Teenage masculinity: the double find of conformity to hegemonic standards""""Chapter 6 �Moffies, jock and cool guys�: boys� accounts of masculinity and their resistance in context""; ""Chapter 7 South African boys with plans for the future: why a focus on dominant discourses tells us only a part of the story""; ""Chapter 8 �A woman cannot marry a boy�: rescue, spectacle and transitional Xhosa masculinities""; ""Chapter 9 Social construction of masculinity on the racial and gendered margins of Cape Town""
- ""Chapter 10 Masculinities in the era of HIV/Aids: the perspectives of rural male Zulu youth""""Chapter 11 Masculinities in the ANC-led liberation movement""; ""Chapter 12 Culture change, Zulu masculinity and intergenerational conflict in the context of civil war in Pietermaritzburg (1987-1991)""; ""References""; ""Index""; ""Picture credits""