Being boys, being girls : learning masculinities and femininities /

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Author / Creator:	Paechter, Carrie F.
Imprint:	Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2007.
Description:	179 p. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Sex differences (Psychology) in adolescence -- Great Britain. Personality in adolescence -- Great Britain. Personality in adolescence. Sex differences (Psychology) in adolescence. Great Britain.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7186717

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ISBN:	9780335219759 (cased) 0335219756 (cased) 0335219748 (pbk.) 9780335219742
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [157]-173) and index.
Summary:	"Being Boys, Being Girls explores how boys and girls learn what it is to be male and female. Drawing on a wide range of studies from around the world, the 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." "This book is essential reading for students and academics in childhood, education and gender studies and for those with an interest in gender development and the construction of masculinities and femininities."--BOOK JACKET.
Other form:	Online version: Paechter, Carrie F. Being boys, being girls. Maidenhead : Open University Press, 2007

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgements
1. Introduction
2. Sex and gender, power and knowledge
3. Masculinities and femininities as communities of practice
4. Learning masculinities and femininities from parents, carers and siblings
5. Masculinities and femininities in early years classrooms
6. Boys and girls in primary schools
7. Play and children's peer groups: constructing masculinities and femininities in outdoor spaces
8. Masculinities and femininities in secondary schools
9. Being and becoming: learning masculinities and femininities in teenage communities of practice
10. Conclusion
References
Index

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