Challenging Macho Values

by Jonathan Salisbury, David Jackson

Overview

Using a mix of the latest theory on boys, men and masculinities and candid accounts of classroom-based practice in an inner -city school, Challenging Macho Values examines the hidden problem of what is happening to our adolescent boys today - why they are disruptive, damaging to themselves and others, and underachieving.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780750704830
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/24/1996
Pages:	314
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Jonathan Salisbury taught in secondary schools for over twenty years and is presently working with boys in an inner-city comprehensive school in Derby as part of a research project. He has also been working with Nottingham Agenda and participating in men's conscious-raising groups for ten years. David Jackson taught in secondary English departments for nearly twenty years. He is co-founder of Nottingham Agenda, an anti-sexist programme that works with abusive and violent men and has been involved in men's groups and masculinity issues for over ten years.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments, Acting Hard — A poem by David Jackson, Preface by Jeff Hearn, 1. Introduction: Why Should Schools Take Working with Adolescent Boys Seriously?, 2. The Secondary School as a Gendered Institution, 3. Boys’ Sexualities, 4. Sexual Harassment, 5. Violence and Bullying, 6. Media Education, Boys and Masculinities, 7. Language as a Weapon, 8. The Ideal Manly Body, 9. School Sport and the Making of Boys and Men, 10. Boys’ Well-being: Learning to Take Care of Themselves and Others, 11. How Boys Become Real Lads: Life Stories about the Making of Boys, 12. Playing War, 13. Fathers and Sons, Bibliography, Index

Editorial Reviews

The maxim "boys will be boys" undergoes a reevaluation in this volume which focuses on practical classroom techniques to challenge masculine aggressiveness. The authors assert that boys are experiencing a loss of direction due to shifting work and home roles, and that their disruptive behavior can be reshaped by an understanding of media stereotypes and a militaristic culture. Their anti-macho strategies include interventions in sexual harassment, bullying, creating sexual identity, and father/son relationships. Distributed by Taylor & Francis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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