TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mills,Martin
TI  - Challenging violence in schools: an issue of masculinities 
T2  - Educating boys, learning gender
SN  - 0335205852
AV  - LB3013.3 .M55 2001
U1  - 373.17820994 21
PY  - 2001///
CY  - Buckingham [England], Philadelphia, PA
PB  - Open University Press
KW  - School violence
KW  - Australia
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Boys
KW  - Education
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -