Masculinity Goes to School

Download or read book Masculinity Goes to School written by Rob Gilbert and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1998. This book offers a balanced overview of the issues surrounding boys and education. It looks beyond the often hysterical debate in the popular media to analyse what is happening with boys in the school system and how this can be understood. The authors argue that popular constructions of masculinity affect boys in all parts of their lives: in families, peer groups and work cultures – at home, at school, at work and at leisure. Offering insight into key issues such as literacy, sport, bad behaviour, sexuality, race and ethnicity, and popular culture, this book also looks at programs and approaches to working with boys which have been successful.