1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910825375503321

Autore

O'Donnell Mike

Titolo

Uncertain masculinities : youth, ethnicity and class in contemporary Britain / / Mike O'Donnell and Sue Sharpe

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2000

ISBN

1-134-74140-5

1-134-74141-3

0-203-27741-4

0-203-44283-0

1-280-10432-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SharpeSue <1945->

Disciplina

305.235/09421

Soggetti

Teenage boys - England - London - Social conditions

Minority teenagers - England - London - Social conditions

Masculinity - England - London

Socialization - England - London

Ethnicity - England - London

Social surveys - England - London

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 (p. [200]-204) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Gender, 'race' and the peer group: the school and neighbourhood contexts -- 2. The social construction of youthful masculinities: peer group sub-cultures -- 3. Marriage, families and relationships: images and expectations -- 4. Work: changing structures, changing opportunities -- 5. Culture, leisure and crime -- 6. Conclusion: boys and men.

Sommario/riassunto

This book takes a fascinating tour through the problems and opportunities facing teenage boys and young men, addressing one of the most important questions of our time: what does 'masculinity' mean today?