Dying to be Men : Youth, Masculinity and Social Exclusion (Paperback)

1. Why the Worry about Young Men? 2. Are You a Hippy or a Kicker?:A Personal Story and a Way of Understanding Manhood 3. Don’t Worry, I’m not a Thief: The Story of Joao 4. The Trouble with Young Men: Coming of Age in Social Exclusion 5. In the Headlines: Interpersonal Violence and Gang Involvement6. No Place at School: Low-Income Young Men and Educational Attainment 7. If You Don’t Work, You Have to Steal: Low Income Young Men and Employment 8. In the Heat of the Moment: Relating to Women, Having Sex 9. Learning to Live with Women, Becoming Fathers 10. Dying to be Men, Living as Men: Conclusions and Final Reflections