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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825203503321

Titolo

Masculinities at school / / edited by Nancy Lesko

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Thousand Oaks, Calif., : Sage Publications, c2000

ISBN

0-7619-1493-5

1-322-41732-6

1-4522-6218-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxx, 360 p.)

Collana

Research on men and masculinities series ; ; 11

Altri autori (Persone)

LeskoNancy

Disciplina

371.823/41

Soggetti

Boys - Education - Social aspects

Masculinity

Sex differences in education - Social aspects

Gender identity

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; Introduction; Part I - Elementary Schools; Chapter 1 - The Problem(s) of Men in Early Education; Chapter 2 - Topologies of Masculinity: Gendered Spatialities of Preadolescent Boys; Chapter 3 - Theorizing Urban Black Masculinity Construction in an African-Centered School; Part II - Secondary Schools; Chapter 4 - Heterosexism in Middle Schools; Chapter 5 - Textbooks, Knowledge, and Masculinity: Examining Patriarchy from within; Chapter 6 - Peer (Dis)Connections, School, and African American Masculinities; Part III - Postsecondary Schools

Chapter 7 - ""New Times"" in an Old Country: Emerging Black Gay Identities and (Hetero) Sexual DiscontentsChapter 8 - Preparing to Teach Coach: Tracking the Gendered Relations of Dominance on and off the Football Field; Chapter 9 - Striving for Educational Rigor: Acceptance of Masculine Privilege; Chapter 10 - ""What's this About a Few Good Men?"" Negotiating Gender in Military Education; Part IV - Pedagogies, Policies, and Leadership; Chapter 11 - Tempering the Masculinities of Technology

Chapter 12 - The Sounds of Silence: Notes on the Personal Politics of Men's Leadership in Gender-Based Violence Prevention



EducationChapter 13 - The ""Facts of the Case"": Gender Equity for Boys as a Public Policy Issue; Chapter 14 - Same as it never was: Masculinity and Identification in Feminism; Index; About the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

'Masculinities at School' presents current critical theory on the creation of masculinities in school environments. Contributors examine masculinities in North American, Australian and British schools, from preschool to graduation.