Childhood, Identity and Masculinity - The Boarding School Boys

List of contents

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
INTRODUCTION
THE FEMININE DEVALUED, MASCULINITY EVOKED
PARADOX OF BOARDING SCHOOL
PART I Trauma of the Boy
Chapter 1 Mehrdad, The Pecking Order
Chapter 2 Hossein, And They Were Gone
Chapter 3 Ali, Bi Gham
PART II Survival of the Man
Chapter 4 Jahanshah, King of the World
Chapter 5 Amir, Men Don’t Cry
Chapter 6 Alireza, All is Good
Chapter 7 Siavash, On the Move
PART III The Privilege of Power
Chapter 8 Ben, Riding the Waves
Chapter 9 Morad, Getting it Right
Chapter 10 Javad, On My Own
IN CONCLUSION
Chapter 11 The Healing Journey

About the author

Soosan Latham is a former Assistant Dean Executive Education at the Rotman School of Management (Toronto), a J.P. Morgan Human Resources Management practitioner (New York), and most recently Sessional Assistant Professor at York University (Toronto). She is a Cross-Cultural Leadership educator and executive coach.
Roya Ferdows is an MBA graduate from Johns Hopkins University with a post Masters in Health Services Administration from George Washington University. After several years working in the corporate world she became a certified Life Coach. She now focuses her time on supporting her clients in Work/Life Balance and developing better leadership and relationship skills.

Summary

This volume examines the lives of ten Iranian men who were sent to boarding schools in England during the 1960s and 1970s. The reflective narratives explore issues of physical and emotional abuse received from administrators and peers, as well as the pressure of meeting expectations and becoming a man.

Product details

• Authors: Roya Ferdows, Soosan Latham, Soosan (York University Latham
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.06.2023
• EAN: 9781032442310
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3244231-0
• No. of pages: 150
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / General, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / School Age, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Men's Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Lifespan Development, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Adolescence, PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Adulthood & Aging, Child & developmental psychology, Social, group or collective psychology, Child, developmental and lifespan psychology, Psychology of gender, Gender studies: men and boys, Gender Studies: Men, Child abuse