Uncertain Masculinities

Youth, Ethnicity and Class in Contemporary Britain
1. Auflage 2000
ISBN: 978-0-415-15347-8
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 339 g

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.

Zielgruppe

General, Professional, and Undergraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

O'Donnell, Mike

Sharpe, Sue

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Altersgruppen Kinder- und Jugendsoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Mike O'Donnell, Sue Sharpe