Man up : boys, men and breaking the male rules / Rebecca Asher.

Author/creator Asher, Rebecca author.
Format Book
PublicationLondon : Harvill Secker, 2016.
Copyright Date©2016
Description294 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Tough start : early boyhood -- From indulgent smile to curled lip : schooldays -- Opposites attack : boys vs. girls -- Here comes trouble : angry young men -- Greater gains : family men -- Lone males : friends, love and later life.
Abstract What does it mean to be a man today? Much is being done to change negative female stereotypes but we still expect that big boys don't cry, strong and silent types get the girl, and that there is such a thing as a 'real man'. 'Man Up' challenges the accepted rules of masculinity. It confronts the reasons why boys are three times more likely than girls to be suspended from school, four times more likely to have behavioural difficulties, and why men make up 75% of suicides and 95% of prisoners.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 243-277) and index.
Issued in other formEbook version : 9781473523173
ISBN9781910701065 (pbk.)
ISBN1910701068 (pbk.)
ISBN(ePub ebook)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HQ797 .A84 2016 ✔ Available Place Hold