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Challenging violence in schools : an issue of masculinities / Martin Mills.

By: Series: Educating boys, learning genderPublication details: Buckingham [England] ; Phildelphia, PA : Open University Press, 2001.Description: xiv, 169 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0335205852
  • 0335205844 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 373.17/82/0994 21
LOC classification:
  • LB3013.3 .M55 2001
Contents:
Introduction - challenging violence in schools as an issue -- Violence and the signifiers of masculinity -- The violencing of masculinity and masculization of violence -- Boyswork programmes and the curriculum -- Implementing change - a question of pedagogy? -- Conclusion - challenging violence in schools, principles for action.
Review: "This book explores the relationship between violence and masculinity within schools. A substantial amount of evidence exists which demonstrates how boys are the major perpetrators of violence in schools - from extreme acts of violence such as school shootings in the US to more common forms of schoolyard bullying - and that both girls and boys are their victims. The book suggests that violence has been "masculinized" in such a way that boys often perpetrate violence as a means of demonstrating their perception of what counts as a valued form of masculinity. This masculinization of violence has often meant that girls experience violence from boys who are seeking to demonstrate their superiority over girls, and it has also meant that some boys often experience violence due to their non-conformity to dominant images of masculinity. In order to support these arguments the book draws on extensive interview data collected from boys and teachers who were involved in anti-violence programmes in their schools."--BOOK JACKET.
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Book Book MHERC Healthy Communities 373.17/82/0994 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available Why are boys the major perpetrators of violence in schools? What are the significant issues which schools need to take into account when dealing with boys' violence? What practical strategies exist to address these issues? A40235169
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction - challenging violence in schools as an issue -- Violence and the signifiers of masculinity -- The violencing of masculinity and masculization of violence -- Boyswork programmes and the curriculum -- Implementing change - a question of pedagogy? -- Conclusion - challenging violence in schools, principles for action.

"This book explores the relationship between violence and masculinity within schools. A substantial amount of evidence exists which demonstrates how boys are the major perpetrators of violence in schools - from extreme acts of violence such as school shootings in the US to more common forms of schoolyard bullying - and that both girls and boys are their victims. The book suggests that violence has been "masculinized" in such a way that boys often perpetrate violence as a means of demonstrating their perception of what counts as a valued form of masculinity. This masculinization of violence has often meant that girls experience violence from boys who are seeking to demonstrate their superiority over girls, and it has also meant that some boys often experience violence due to their non-conformity to dominant images of masculinity. In order to support these arguments the book draws on extensive interview data collected from boys and teachers who were involved in anti-violence programmes in their schools."--BOOK JACKET.