Understanding boys': Thinking through boys, masculinity and suicide

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 482-489

  Mac An Ghaill, Mairtin ^a   Haywood, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boys; Friendships; Identities; Masculinity; Schooling; Suicide; UK

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; CHILD WELFARE; EDUCATION; GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER RELATIONS; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BOY; CHILD; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FRIENDSHIP; GENDER IDENTITY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MASCULINITY; NARRATIVE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SEX ROLE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE; CHILD; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MASCULINITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SUICIDE;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84856381682     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.07.036     Document Type: Article

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