Concern with issues about masculinity has not only spread to many countries, but also into many fields.Health services re-noticing the relevance of men's gender to problems Educators are discussing programs for boys Criminologists have begun to explore why boys and men dominate the crime statistics, and violence prevention programs are taking increasing notice of gender issues. The intellectual debate about masculinity now has practical consequences. How we understand men and gender, what we believe about masculinity, what we know (or think we know) about the development of boys, may have large effects for good or ill in therapy, education, health services, violence prevention, policing and social services.
History
Journal
Metro
Issue
140
Season
Autumn
Pagination
62 - 69
Publisher
Australian Teachers of Media
Location
St Kilda, Vic.
ISSN
0312-2654
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Language
eng
Publication classification
C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal; C Journal article