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Being boys, being girls : learning masculinities and femininities

Explores how boys and girls learn what it is to be male and female. Drawing on a range of studies from around the world, this book examines how masculinities and femininities are developed and understood by children and young people in families, in schools, and through interaction with their peers
eBook, English, 2007
Open University Press, Maidenhead, 2007
dissertations
1 online resource (179 pages)
9780335230129, 9781281129628, 9786611129620, 9780335219742, 0335230121, 1281129623, 6611129626, 0335219748
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Introduction
Sex and gender, power and knowledge
Masculinities and femininities as communities of practice
Learning masculinities and femininities from parents, carers, and siblings
Masculinities and femininities in early years classrooms
Boys and girls in primary schools
Play and children's peer groups: constructing masculinities and femininities in outdoor spaces
Masculinities and femininities in secondary schools
Being and becoming: learning masculinities and femininities in teenage communities of practice
Conclusion
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010
English