Uncertain Masculinities
Youth, Ethnicity and Class in Contemporary Britain
Seiten
2000
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-15347-8 (ISBN)
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-415-15347-8 (ISBN)
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?
In this era of rapid and unsettling change, boys now more than ever face difficulties in establishing their self-image and status. In this original and challenging study Mike O'Donnell and Sue Sharpe explore how teenage boys from white, African-Caribbean and Asian backgrounds negotiate contemporary uncertainties to construct their gender identities.
Drawing theoretical insights about how class, race and ethnicity critically affect the formulation of masculinities throughout, the authors examine:
* the discrepancies between boys and girls' attitudes and expectations
* the split between boys' formal acceptance of politically correct ideas and their informal behaviour amongst the peer group
* boys' leisure pursuits including involvement in illegal activities and their selective identification with global youth culture.
Uncertain Masculinities is a fascinating account of the complexity of contemporary boys' identities and will be of use to students of the sociology of youth and of gender studies.
In this era of rapid and unsettling change, boys now more than ever face difficulties in establishing their self-image and status. In this original and challenging study Mike O'Donnell and Sue Sharpe explore how teenage boys from white, African-Caribbean and Asian backgrounds negotiate contemporary uncertainties to construct their gender identities.
Drawing theoretical insights about how class, race and ethnicity critically affect the formulation of masculinities throughout, the authors examine:
* the discrepancies between boys and girls' attitudes and expectations
* the split between boys' formal acceptance of politically correct ideas and their informal behaviour amongst the peer group
* boys' leisure pursuits including involvement in illegal activities and their selective identification with global youth culture.
Uncertain Masculinities is a fascinating account of the complexity of contemporary boys' identities and will be of use to students of the sociology of youth and of gender studies.
Mike O'Donnell, Sue Sharpe
1. Gender, Race and the Peer Group: The School and Neighbourhood Contexts 2. The Social Construction of Youthful Masculinities: Peer Group Subcultures 3. Marriage, Family and Relationships: Images and Expectations 4. Work: Changing Structures, Changing Opportunities 5. Culture, Leisure and Crime 6. Conclusion
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 6.7.2000 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 400 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-415-15347-6 / 0415153476 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-415-15347-8 / 9780415153478 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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