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...
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 an...
In this era of rapid and unsettling change boys now more than ever face difficulties in establishing their self-image and status. In this study, the authors 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...
In this era of rapid and unsettling change boys now more than ever face difficulties in establishing their self-image and status. In this study, the a...
Age and Generation introduces students to the main sociological and anthropological issues surrounding this topic, from childhood to old age, and focuses, in particular, on youth culture.
Age and Generation introduces students to the main sociological and anthropological issues surrounding this topic, from childhood to old age,...
Unlike many partisan accounts of the nineteen sixties this book aims to give a considered explanation of the context in which the sixties radical movements arose and, also, their significance from the standpoint of various nations' actors, often ignored by North American and West European standpoints. Secondly, it examines how the radical decade sowed the seeds of various liberation or 'rights movements' - initially in the West but also globally as movements became increasingly diffused. Contributors' varied international backgrounds and specialities provide expertise in examining the...
Unlike many partisan accounts of the nineteen sixties this book aims to give a considered explanation of the context in which the sixties radical m...
Unlike many partisan accounts of the nineteen sixties this book aims to give a considered explanation of the context in which the sixties radical movements arose and, also, their significance from the standpoint of various nations' actors, often ignored by North American and West European standpoints. Secondly, it examines how the radical decade sowed the seeds of various liberation or 'rights movements' - initially in the West but also globally as movements became increasingly diffused. Contributors' varied international backgrounds and specialities provide expertise in examining the...
Unlike many partisan accounts of the nineteen sixties this book aims to give a considered explanation of the context in which the sixties radical m...
Though neoliberalism has faced renewed challenges in recent years, it nonetheless remains the dominant ideology throughout much of the West. This book brings together a stellar group of social and policy analysts to mount a powerful challenge to neoliberal framing and policies. The disparate contributions of these contributors whose numbers include Colin Crouch, Anna Coote, Grahame Thompson, and Ted Benton, among others are then synthesized by the editors into a larger framework for social democracy, one that is rooted in feminism, environmentalism, democratic equality, and the accountability...
Though neoliberalism has faced renewed challenges in recent years, it nonetheless remains the dominant ideology throughout much of the West. This book...
With contributions from innovative social and policy analysts including Colin Crouch, Anna Coote, Grahame Thompson and Ted Benton, this collection provides a revised framework for social democracy.
With contributions from innovative social and policy analysts including Colin Crouch, Anna Coote, Grahame Thompson and Ted Benton, this collection pro...
