ABSTRACT

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.

chapter 3|46 pages

Boys’ Sexualities

chapter 4|18 pages

Sexual Harassment

chapter 5|35 pages

Violence and Bullying

chapter 6|27 pages

Media Education, Boys and Masculinities

chapter 7|23 pages

Language as a Weapon

chapter 8|15 pages

The Ideal Manly Body

chapter 12|24 pages

Playing War

chapter 13|18 pages

Fathers and Sons