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Men on a Mission: Valuing Youth Work in Our Communities
- ISBN-10:
- 0801888301
- ISBN-13:
- 9780801888304
- Pub. Date:
- 05/30/2008
- Publisher:
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- ISBN-10:
- 0801888301
- ISBN-13:
- 9780801888304
- Pub. Date:
- 05/30/2008
- Publisher:
- Johns Hopkins University Press
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Overview
Drawing on in-depth interviews with men between the ages of 19 and 65, ethnographic observations, and more than twenty years of research on fathers, William Marsiglio explores the many aspects of male mentorship of youth, including the motivating factors, the effectiveness of differing interpersonal strategies, how the work is perceived, the influences that youth work and fathering exert on each other, the ways in which such volunteerism affects men's personal development, and the impact of social policy and programmatic initiatives. He also highlights timely public debates about the feminization of work with kids, the culture of fear arising from the exploitation of children, public discussions about fatherhood, and community initiatives to help at-risk youth.
Situating men’s youth work in historical perspective and discussing the status of youth today, this original and groundbreaking analysis offers a forward-looking vision for getting men more involved, and involved more productively, in helping kids thrive.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780801888304 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Publication date: | 05/30/2008 |
| Pages: | 416 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.20(d) |
| Age Range: | 18 Years |
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Table of Contents
Preface1. The Mission2. The LandscapeYouth Well-BeingChild and Adolescent DevelopmentToday's Cultural ClimateAcross the DecadesDemographics of Men's Involvement3. Social PlacesPhysical ConditionsTime, Place, and CommunicationPerceptions and SymbolsInstitutions, Norms, and Policy ConstraintsPrivate versus Public PlacesGendered Places4. Men's MotivesTheories of Boys' Early YearsGender and the Boy CodeGetting and Staying InvolvedGiving BackFilling Gaps, Expanding HorizonsGenerativity and "Passing It On"Reciprocity and Feeling GoodSeeing the Impact, Being Recognized5. Relating to KidsLevelingInviting Comfort, Contact, and TrustThe Power of TouchExpressing BondsRitualsManaging Borders with Kids and Parents6. Managing KidsLetting Kids Know They MatterKeeping It RealBeing Ready: It Can Happen Any TimeManaging Difficult Kids7. Making a DifferencePerceptions of KidsTeaching Life LessonsCreating Chances and ChallengesBuilding Social Capital8. Men and MentoringWhat Is Mentoring?The Mentoring MovementMentoring Programs: Practice and ValueRecruiting MenEvolving Relationships9. Public and Private LivesBlended versus Separate LivesThe Culture of FatherhoodYouth Work as Training for FatheringHow Youth Work Affects FatheringHow Fathering Affects Youth WorkFamily Building and Claiming10. Personal GrowthEmotional States and Styles of FeelingPowers of PerceptionSelf-PerceptionsLife Perspectives11. Youth Work DomainsChildcareSchoolMonitoring Sites and Criminal JusticeRecreationFaith-Based SettingsApplying Lessons across Domains12. Moving ForwardComments on the Cultural ClimateA VisionAppendix A: Reflections on Study Methodology and Future ResearchRecruitment and SampleThe InterviewsFraming, Interpreting, and Judging the InterviewsMaking Sense of the TranscriptsEthnographic ObservationsThe WritingFuture ResearchAppendix B: Participant ProfilesNotesReferencesIndexWhat People are Saying About This
Men on a Mission may well become the guidebook for men who want to positively transform young lives as coaches, teachers, Boys & Girls Club staff and more. It is enlightening—and heartening—to have William Marsiglio prepare the foundation for those seeking to make a difference.
— Roxanne Spillett, President/CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Men on a Mission is a moving and eloquent testimony to the huge potential of men to provide caregiving in American society. Marsiglio's book skillfully blends the scholarly and the personal in a signal contribution to a small but growing literature on men's involvement in shaping the course of the next generation.
Bill Marsiglio has single-handedly redefined the study of fatherhood, expanding it by increments so that it now includes mentoring. In so doing, Marsiglio gives the lie once and for all [to the notion] that men are only violent, aggressive and predatory. Everywhere Marsiglio looks, he sees men as compassionate, caring, and giving of themselves. A well-researched, eloquent, intellectually astute, and emotionally generous book.
— Michael Kimmel, SUNY at Stony Brook
Bill Marsiglio has single-handedly redefined the study of fatherhood, expanding it by increments so that it now includes mentoring. In so doing, Marsiglio gives the lie once and for all [to the notion] that men are only violent, aggressive and predatory. Everywhere Marsiglio looks, he sees men as compassionate, caring, and giving of themselves. A well-researched, eloquent, intellectually astute, and emotionally generous book.—Michael Kimmel, SUNY at Stony Brook
Marsiglio’s masterful and panoramic portrait makes us aware how so many men today take a real risk to 'be there' for others’ children, and shows us how they—and we—profoundly benefit from their generative journey.—Joseph H. Pleck, University of Illinois
Men on a Mission is a moving and eloquent testimony to the huge potential of men to provide caregiving in American society. Marsiglio's book skillfully blends the scholarly and the personal in a signal contribution to a small but growing literature on men's involvement in shaping the course of the next generation.—Frank F. Furstenberg, University of Pennsylvania
Men on a Mission may well become the guidebook for men who want to positively transform young lives as coaches, teachers, Boys & Girls Club staff and more. It is enlightening—and heartening—to have William Marsiglio prepare the foundation for those seeking to make a difference.—Roxanne Spillett, President/CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Marsiglio writes beautifully and passionately about a part of men’s lives on which there is little scholarship nor public knowledge . . . It is a book of much optimism and hope and a must-read for scholars and for men and women interested in changing men and masculinities at the beginning of the twenty first century.—Andrea Doucet, Carleton University
Marsiglio writes beautifully and passionately about a part of men’s lives on which there is little scholarship nor public knowledge... It is a book of much optimism and hope and a must-read for scholars and for men and women interested in changing men and masculinities at the beginning of the twenty first century.
— Andrea Doucet, Carleton University
Marsiglio’s masterful and panoramic portrait makes us aware how so many men today take a real risk to 'be there' for others’ children, and shows us how they—and we—profoundly benefit from their generative journey.