Man Up - How Do Boys Become Better Men

Excellent' Robert Webb, author of How Not To Be A Boy'A valuable book for parents' Barbara Ellen, ObserverWhy are boys three times more likely than girls to be suspended from school? And four times more likely to have behavioural difficulties? Why do men make up 75% of suicides and 95% of prisoners? From babyhood through school and adolescence, to work and relationships, fatherhood and old-age, Man Up investigates the unique difficulties boys and men encounter today. Through fascinating research and real-life case studies, this book shows that change is possible and that there is room for men and boys to find greater fulfilment and happiness - to the benefit of everyone.

Product details

• Authors: Rebecca Asher, Asher Rebecca
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.05.2017
• EAN: 9781784701802
• ISBN: 978-1-78470-180-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 19 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); Popular Culture, Cultural Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Gender studies, gender groups, Social discrimination and equal treatment, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, Social discrimination and social justice