Working-Class Masculinities in Australian Higher Education

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Bibliographic Data

ID19900065
AuthorsGarth Stahl (0000-0003-1452-983X), Garth D Stahl (0000-0002-1800-8495, corresponding author)
Year2021
Publication date2021-06-30
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueWorking-Class Masculinities in Australian Higher Education (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9781003054184
OpenAlexW4205513408
Open LibraryOL35561935M
ISBN9781003054184
LanguageEN
Citations received14

This book takes a critical view of masculinities through an investigation of first-in-family males transitioning to higher education. Drawing on six in-depth longitudinal case studies, the focus is on how young men from working-class backgrounds engage with complex social inequalities, as well as the various capitals they draw upon to ensure their success. Through the longitudinal approach, the work problematises the rhetoric of ‘poverty of aspirations’ and foregrounds how class and gender influence the lives and futures of these young men. The book demonstrates how the aspirations of these young men are influenced by a complex interplay between race/ethnicity, religion, masculinity and social class. Finally, the book draws connections between the lived experiences of the participants and the implications for policy and practice in higher education. Drawn from a larger research project, each case study compels the reader to think critically regarding masculinities in relation to social practices, institutional arrangements and cultural ideologies. This is essential reading for those interested in widening participation in higher education, gender theory/masculinities, longitudinal research and social justice

Ideology · Masculinity · Meritocracy · Political science · Politics · Social class · Sociology · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics · Education

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