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Author Barker, Gary (Gary Thomas)

Title Dying to be men [electronic resource] : youth, masculinity and social exclusion / Gary T. Barker.

Imprint London ; New York : Routledge, 2005.

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Description vii, 186 p.
Series Sexuality, culture and health series
Sexuality, culture and health series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [174]-180) and index.
Contents 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 Joao -- 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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Young men -- Social conditions.
Youth with social disabilities.
Marginality, Social -- Health aspects.
Men -- Socialization.
Masculinity.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 0415337747 (hbk.)
0415337755 (pbk.)

 
    
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