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List of contents
Introduction
Part 1 - Contextualising masculinity
1. Beginning The Ascent: Establishing key terms and concepts for the journey ahead
2. Where we are now
3. Exploring the complexities of masculinities
4. What is going on for young men at the moment?
5. Embracing messiness
Part 2 - The process of working with masculinities
6. Unpacking 'methodologies'
7. Current Interventions: Why the work isn't working as well as it could
8. Why punitive pathways don't work
9. Punitive to restorative: Reflective work in sanctioned spaces
10. Why anger management work doesn't always work
11. Structured physical outlets with structured, structural examination
12. Why one-off guest speakers are not enough
13. Demographic Bias: Moving away from blanketised assumptions
14. What are psychographics?
15. Psychographics and contextual semantics
Part 3 - "Newniversal" Masculinity Work
16. Planetary exploration
17. The foundations of the process
18. Observe the cosmos
19. Embrace an awareness of your own understanding and biases
20. Acknowledging and exploring positionality
21. Visiting other worlds
22. The route ahead - what comes next?
About the author
Lewis Wedlock is an educator, social psychologist and mental health professional from Bristol, UK. With an expertise in masculinities and young people centred mental health interventions, Lewis has works with secondary schools across the UK to help young men explore their ideas of masculinity. His TEDx talk, "The Crisis of Masculinity" propelled Lewis′s, compassion rich, restorative work with young men to an international audience. He advises local and national governments on engaging with masculinities around areas such as misogyny, mental health and embodied allyship.
