TAILIEUCHUNG - Dying to be Men Youth, masculinity and social exclusion

Young men aged 15–24 die at rates far higher than their female counterparts, and at rates higher than men of any other age group. Worldwide, the leading causes of death for young men aged 15–24 are traffic accidents and homicide—both directly related to how boys and men are socialized. In much of Latin America, the Caribbean and parts of sub-Saharan Africa, the leading cause of early death far and away is homicide. Even in parts of the world where young men’s mortality rates are lower overall—such as Western Europe—more than 60 per cent of mortality among boys and young men from birth to age 24 is due. | Dying to be Men Youth Masculinity and Social Exclusion Gary T. Barker Also available as a printed book see title verso for ISBN details Dying to be Men Young men are on the front lines of civil unrest riots and gang warfare worldwide. In countries such as Jamaica Brazil Colombia and South Africa young men are dying at rates higher than in countries with declared wars and at rates that are far higher than young women and older men. The principal causes of death for these young men are violence traffic accidents and HIV AIDS. Because they are trying to live up to certain rigid models of what it means to be men they are literally dying to be men. This book looks at the challenges that young men face when trying to grow up in societies where violence is prevalent. It describes the young men s struggles in other areas of their lives such as the effort to stay in school the multiple challenges of coming of age as men in the face of social exclusion including finding meaningful employment their interactions with young women their sexual behaviour and the implications of this for HIV AIDS prevention. The text ultimately focuses on voices of resistance young men who find ways to stay out of violence and to show respect and equality in their relationships even in settings where male violence and rigid attitudes about manhood are commonplace. Dying to be Men traces the challenges facing young men in a variety of low-income urban settings worldwide and is one of the first comparative reflections of its kind. It will be invaluable reading for students and researchers of gender studies as well as practitioners working with youth as it adds the voices of low-income young men it also brings a gender component to the discussion of violence and delinquency social exclusion and young people s health. Gary is Chief Executive of Instituto Promundo an NGO based in Rio de Janeiro Brazil working in gender equality violence prevention HIV AIDS and youth development. He has .

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