Learning the hard way masculinity, place, and the gender gap in education / Edward W. Morris.

Author/creator Morris, Edward W., 1973-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press,
Descriptionx, 212 p. ; 24 cm.
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Subjects
Sex differences in education--United States. --Case studies.
High school boys--United States. --Social conditions. --Case studies.
Men--United States. --Identity. --Case studies.
Black people--Race identity. --United States. --Case studies.
Academic achievement--United States. --Case studies.

SeriesThe Rutgers series in childhood studies
Contents Introduction -- Respect and respectability -- The hidden injuries of gender -- Too cool for school: masculinity and the contradictions of achievement -- Rednecks and rutters : rural masculinity and class anxiety -- Clownin' and riffin' : urban masculinity and the complexity of race -- "Girls just care about it more": femininity and achievement as resistance -- Friday night fights.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 191-199) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2011048988
ISBN9780813553689 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN9780813553696 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780813553702 (e-book)

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