Gary T. Barker

May 2005

Based on field research and interviews in the USA and Brazil, Dying to be Men explores how manhood or male identity is shaped in poor urban settings, how it is that some young men resist the prevailing norms, what the implications are for social policy and what may be the most important forms of intervention.

Table of contents:

1. Why Worry about Young Men?
2. 'Are you a hippy or a kicker?' A Personal Story and a Way of Understanding Manhood
3. 'Don't worry I'm not a thief'. The Case of João
4. The Trouble with Young Men: Coming of age in social exclusion
5. In the Headlines: Interpersonal violence and gang involvement
6. No Place at School: low income young men and educational attainment
7. 'If you don't work, you have to steal'. Low Income Young Men and Employment
8. In the Heat of the Moment: Relating to women, having sex
9. Learning to Live with Women, Becoming Fathers
10. Dying to be Men, Living as Men: Conclusion

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