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

• Autore: Barker Gary (Gary Thomas)
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (193 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.242/1/08694
• Soggetto topico: Young men - Social conditions; Youth with social disabilities; Marginality, Social - Health aspects; Men - Socialization; Masculinity
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-180) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Dying to be men
• ISBN: 1-134-30516-8; 1-134-30517-6; 1-280-16516-2; 0-203-42566-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783611703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Sexuality, culture and health series.