Morris, Edward W., 1973-

Learning the hard way : masculinity, place, and the gender gap in education / Edward W. Morris. - New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, c2012. - x, 212 p. ; 24 cm. - The Rutgers series in childhood studies .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-199) and index.

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.

9780813553689 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780813553696 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780813553702 (e-book)

2011048988


Sex differences in education--United States--Case studies.
High school boys--Social conditions--United States--Case studies.
Men--Identity--United States--Case studies.
Blacks--Race identity--United States--Case studies.
Academic achievement--United States--Case studies.

LC212.92 / .M67 2012

370.15/1