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Uncertain masculinities : youth, ethnicity and class in contemporary Britain / Mike O'Donnell and Sue Sharpe.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Donnell, Mike.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Teenage boys--England--London--Social conditions.
- Teenage boys.
- Minority teenagers--England--London--Social conditions.
- Minority teenagers.
- Masculinity--England--London.
- Masculinity.
- Socialization--England--London.
- Socialization.
- Ethnicity--England--London.
- Ethnicity.
- Social surveys--England--London.
- Social surveys.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (217 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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?
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-204) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-74140-5
- 1-134-74141-3
- 0-203-27741-4
- 0-203-44283-0
- 1-280-10432-5
- 9780203442838
- OCLC:
- 560008672
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