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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: William Marsiglio (Professor of Sociology, University of Florida)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9780801888304ISBN 10: 0801888301 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 25 July 2008 Recommended Age: From 17 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents"Preface 1. The Mission 2. The Landscape Youth Well-Being Child and Adolescent Development Today's Cultural Climate Across the Decades Demographics of Men's Involvement 3. Social Places Physical Conditions Time, Place, and Communication Perceptions and Symbols Institutions, Norms, and Policy Constraints Private versus Public Places Gendered Places 4. Men's Motives Theories of Boys' Early Years Gender and the Boy Code Getting and Staying Involved Giving Back Filling Gaps, Expanding Horizons Generativity and ""Passing It On"" Reciprocity and Feeling Good Seeing the Impact, Being Recognized 5. Relating to Kids Leveling Inviting Comfort, Contact, and Trust The Power of Touch Expressing Bonds Rituals Managing Borders with Kids and Parents 6. Managing Kids Letting Kids Know They Matter Keeping It Real Being Ready: It Can Happen Any Time Managing Difficult Kids 7. Making a Difference Perceptions of Kids Teaching Life Lessons Creating Chances and Challenges Building Social Capital 8. Men and Mentoring What Is Mentoring? The Mentoring Movement Mentoring Programs: Practice and Value Recruiting Men Evolving Relationships 9. Public and Private Lives Blended versus Separate Lives The Culture of Fatherhood Youth Work as Training for Fathering How Youth Work Affects Fathering How Fathering Affects Youth Work Family Building and Claiming 10. Personal Growth Emotional States and Styles of Feeling Powers of Perception Self-Perceptions Life Perspectives 11. Youth Work Domains Childcare School Monitoring Sites and Criminal Justice Recreation Faith-Based Settings Applying Lessons across Domains 12. Moving Forward Comments on the Cultural Climate A Vision Appendix A: Reflections on Study Methodology and Future Research Recruitment and Sample The Interviews Framing, Interpreting, and Judging the Interviews Making Sense of the Transcripts Ethnographic Observations The Writing Future Research Appendix B: Participant Profiles Notes References Index"Reviews<p>Marsiglio gives voice to the enormous potential of male caregiving in the United States and around the world.--William A. Corsaro American Journal of Sociology (01/01/2009) <p>Marsiglio gives voice to the enormous potential of male caregiving in the United States and around the world.--William A. Corsaro American Journal of Sociology (01/01/0001) <p>A fabulous book... Reading Men on a Mission was perhaps the best educational experience I will have in some time.--Nancy NCFR Community Portal This is a valuable book for any program serving young people. -- The National Mentoring Center Author InformationWilliam Marsiglio is a professor of sociology at the University of Florida and author of Stepdads: Stories of Love, Hope, and Repair. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |