'Real' boys? Manufacturing masculinity and erasing privilege in popular books on raising boys

Feminism and Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 491-516

  Anderson, Kristin J ^a   Accomando, Christina ^b  

^a Science and Research Department   (United States)

^b HUMBOLDT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Child development; Educational equity; Feminism; Male privilege; Masculinity; Parenting; Popular psychology; Race and schooling; Sexism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036450976     PISSN: 09593535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0959353502012004010     Document Type: Review

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