306 Pages
by
Routledge
306 Pages
by
Routledge
306 Pages
by
Routledge
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Originally published in 1998. This book offers a balanced overview of the issues surrounding boys and education. It looks beyond the often hysterical debate in the popular media to analyse what is happening with boys in the school system and how this can be understood. The authors argue that popular constructions of masculinity affect boys in all parts of their lives: in families, peer groups and... Read more
Part 1: Boys and Masculinity: Current Debates 1. What About the Boys? 2. Heroes and Villains: Theories of Masculinity and the Schooling of Boys Part 2: Boys and Contemporary Culture 3. Playing the Games 4. Sons and Lovers Part 3: Boys and Schooling 5. Masculinity Goes to School 6. Masculinity at the Margins 7. Bad Boys 8. Boys and Books 9. Strategies for Change
Biography
Rob Gilbert, Pam Gilbert
