Troubled masculinity : exploring gender identity and risk-taking following the death of a friend

This study investigates the ways in which young men cope with the loss of a male friend to an accidental death. Using critical social theory—including masculinities theory, Bourdieu’s theory of practice and Paechter’s gendered communities of practice as a guiding framework—the project looks at the d...

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Main Author: Creighton, Genevieve Marie
Language:English
Published: University of British Columbia 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/37961