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Autore |
Barker Gary (Gary Thomas) |
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Titolo |
Dying to be men : youth, masculinity and social exclusion / / Gary T. Barker |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-134-30516-8 |
1-134-30517-6 |
1-280-16516-2 |
0-203-42566-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (193 p.) |
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Collana |
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Sexuality, culture and health series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Young men - Social conditions |
Youth with social disabilities |
Marginality, Social - Health aspects |
Men - Socialization |
Masculinity |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-180) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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