Gary Barker

Dying to be Men

Youth, Masculinity and Social Exclusion

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Based on field research and interviews this text discusses the challenges faced by young men in poor urban settings and examines education, employment, sexual behaviour, HIV/AIDS and violence.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 188
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. April 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 160mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 349g
• ISBN-13: 9780415337755
• ISBN-10: 0415337755
• Artikelnr.: 22360654

Autorenporträt

Gary Barker is Chief Executive of Instituto Promundo - an NGO based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, working in gender equality, violence prevention, HIV/AIDS and youth development. He has coordinated research and program development on the socialization of young men in Latin America, the Caribbean, Africa, Asia and North America, in collaboration with international and national organisations. This book is based on nearly 10 years of field work with young men in Brazil, the Caribbean, and the USA and parts of Sub-Sahara Africa, including the author's direct work with young men in these settings in collaboration with governments and NGOs.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Why the Worry about Young Men? 2. Are You a Hippy or a Kicker?: A
Personal Story and a Way of Understanding Manhood 3. Don't Worry, I'm not a
Thief: The Story of Joao 4. The Trouble with Young Men: Coming of Age in
Social Exclusion 5. In the Headlines: Interpersonal Violence and Gang
Involvement 6. No Place at School: Low-Income Young Men and Educational
Attainment 7. If You Don't Work, You Have to Steal: Low Income Young Men
and Employment 8. In the Heat of the Moment: Relating to Women, Having Sex
9. Learning to Live with Women, Becoming Fathers 10. Dying to be Men,
Living as Men: Conclusions and Final Reflections