Uncertain Masculinities: Youth, Ethnicity and Class in Contemporary Britain

by Sue Sharpe

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415153476
• ISBN13: 9780415153478
• Release Date: July 2000
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"