Masculinities in Schools
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Teachers are struggling with issues and conversations around masculinities in schools. How do we discuss problem areas associated with masculinities, without demonising the young men we are engaging with? How do we create safe spaces for young people to discuss and challenge their masculinities together? It has never been harder to engage young men in conversations about masculinity, and it has never been more confusing to know where to start.
Educator and social scientist Lewis Wedlock enables schools and teachers to grow their confidence in exploring masculinities with young people. He challenges limiting ideas of masculinity and takes a compassionate, restorative approach. Through this book, Lewis supports teachers to deepen their understanding of how masculinities are shaped, to explore the many complexities and to get comfortable with the uncertainties. He offers practical guidance for the classroom and for transformative, community centred interventions. He empowers teachers to feel confident in implementing sustainable, flexible, and constantly mendable models of masculinity.
The subject of masculinities is often approached through a lens of ‘toxicity’, prompting disengagement and disconnection. This book takes a different approach. It is not about polarizing, demonizing, or standardizing masculinities. It supports and advocates for schools to be open to the wide diversity of masculinities and to develop cultures of accountability, integrity, authenticity, and pride.
Educator and social scientist Lewis Wedlock enables schools and teachers to grow their confidence in exploring masculinities with young people. He challenges limiting ideas of masculinity and takes a compassionate, restorative approach. Through this book, Lewis supports teachers to deepen their understanding of how masculinities are shaped, to explore the many complexities and to get comfortable with the uncertainties. He offers practical guidance for the classroom and for transformative, community centred interventions. He empowers teachers to feel confident in implementing sustainable, flexible, and constantly mendable models of masculinity.
The subject of masculinities is often approached through a lens of ‘toxicity’, prompting disengagement and disconnection. This book takes a different approach. It is not about polarizing, demonizing, or standardizing masculinities. It supports and advocates for schools to be open to the wide diversity of masculinities and to develop cultures of accountability, integrity, authenticity, and pride.
Contents
Introduction
Introduction
Part 1 – Contextualising masculinity
- 1. Beginning The Ascent: Establishing key terms and concepts for the journey ahead
- 2. Where we are now
- 3. Exploring the complexities of masculinities
- 4. What is going on for young men at the moment?
- 5. Embracing messiness
Part 2 – The process of working with masculinities
- 6. Unpacking ‘methodologies’
- 7. Current Interventions: Why the work isn’t working as well as it could
- 8. Why punitive pathways don’t work
- 9. Punitive to restorative: Reflective work in sanctioned spaces
- 10. Why anger management work doesn’t always work
- 11. Structured physical outlets with structured, structural examination
- 12. Why one-off guest speakers are not enough
- 13. Demographic Bias: Moving away from blanketised assumptions
- 14. What are psychographics?
- 15. Psychographics and contextual semantics
Part 3 – “Newniversal” Masculinity Work
- 16. Planetary exploration
- 17. The foundations of the process
- 18. Observe the cosmos
- 19. Embrace an awareness of your own understanding and biases
- 20. Acknowledging and exploring positionality
- 21. Visiting other worlds
- 22. The route ahead – what comes next?
Description
Teachers are struggling with issues and conversations around masculinities in schools. How do we discuss problem areas associated with masculinities, without demonising the young men we are engaging with? How do we create safe spaces for young people to discuss and challenge their masculinities together? It has never been harder to engage young men in conversations about masculinity, and it has never been more confusing to know where to start.
Educator and social scientist Lewis Wedlock enables schools and teachers to grow their confidence in exploring masculinities with young people. He challenges limiting ideas of masculinity and takes a compassionate, restorative approach. Through this book, Lewis supports teachers to deepen their understanding of how masculinities are shaped, to explore the many complexities and to get comfortable with the uncertainties. He offers practical guidance for the classroom and for transformative, community centred interventions. He empowers teachers to feel confident in implementing sustainable, flexible, and constantly mendable models of masculinity.
The subject of masculinities is often approached through a lens of ‘toxicity’, prompting disengagement and disconnection. This book takes a different approach. It is not about polarizing, demonizing, or standardizing masculinities. It supports and advocates for schools to be open to the wide diversity of masculinities and to develop cultures of accountability, integrity, authenticity, and pride.
Educator and social scientist Lewis Wedlock enables schools and teachers to grow their confidence in exploring masculinities with young people. He challenges limiting ideas of masculinity and takes a compassionate, restorative approach. Through this book, Lewis supports teachers to deepen their understanding of how masculinities are shaped, to explore the many complexities and to get comfortable with the uncertainties. He offers practical guidance for the classroom and for transformative, community centred interventions. He empowers teachers to feel confident in implementing sustainable, flexible, and constantly mendable models of masculinity.
The subject of masculinities is often approached through a lens of ‘toxicity’, prompting disengagement and disconnection. This book takes a different approach. It is not about polarizing, demonizing, or standardizing masculinities. It supports and advocates for schools to be open to the wide diversity of masculinities and to develop cultures of accountability, integrity, authenticity, and pride.
Contents
Introduction
Introduction
Part 1 – Contextualising masculinity
- 1. Beginning The Ascent: Establishing key terms and concepts for the journey ahead
- 2. Where we are now
- 3. Exploring the complexities of masculinities
- 4. What is going on for young men at the moment?
- 5. Embracing messiness
Part 2 – The process of working with masculinities
- 6. Unpacking ‘methodologies’
- 7. Current Interventions: Why the work isn’t working as well as it could
- 8. Why punitive pathways don’t work
- 9. Punitive to restorative: Reflective work in sanctioned spaces
- 10. Why anger management work doesn’t always work
- 11. Structured physical outlets with structured, structural examination
- 12. Why one-off guest speakers are not enough
- 13. Demographic Bias: Moving away from blanketised assumptions
- 14. What are psychographics?
- 15. Psychographics and contextual semantics
Part 3 – “Newniversal” Masculinity Work
- 16. Planetary exploration
- 17. The foundations of the process
- 18. Observe the cosmos
- 19. Embrace an awareness of your own understanding and biases
- 20. Acknowledging and exploring positionality
- 21. Visiting other worlds
- 22. The route ahead – what comes next?
June 2025 | 152 pages | Sage UK
| Format | Published Date | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paperback | 30/01/2025 | 9781036206437 | $31.00 |
| Hardcover | 30/01/2025 | 9781036206444 | $88.00 |
| 180 Day Ebook | 11/06/2025 | 9781036206840 | $18.00 |
| Lifetime | 11/06/2025 | 9781036206840 | $26.00 |
Teachers are struggling with issues and conversations around masculinities in schools. How do we discuss problem areas associated with masculinities, without demonising the young men we are engaging with? How do we create safe spaces for young people to discuss and challenge their masculinities together? It has never been harder to engage young men in conversations about masculinity, and it has never been more confusing to know where to start.
Educator and social scientist Lewis Wedlock enables schools and teachers to grow their confidence in exploring masculinities with young people. He challenges limiting ideas of masculinity and takes a compassionate, restorative approach. Through this book, Lewis supports teachers to deepen their understanding of how masculinities are shaped, to explore the many complexities and to get comfortable with the uncertainties. He offers practical guidance for the classroom and for transformative, community centred interventions. He empowers teachers to feel confident in implementing sustainable, flexible, and constantly mendable models of masculinity.
The subject of masculinities is often approached through a lens of ‘toxicity’, prompting disengagement and disconnection. This book takes a different approach. It is not about polarizing, demonizing, or standardizing masculinities. It supports and advocates for schools to be open to the wide diversity of masculinities and to develop cultures of accountability, integrity, authenticity, and pride.
Educator and social scientist Lewis Wedlock enables schools and teachers to grow their confidence in exploring masculinities with young people. He challenges limiting ideas of masculinity and takes a compassionate, restorative approach. Through this book, Lewis supports teachers to deepen their understanding of how masculinities are shaped, to explore the many complexities and to get comfortable with the uncertainties. He offers practical guidance for the classroom and for transformative, community centred interventions. He empowers teachers to feel confident in implementing sustainable, flexible, and constantly mendable models of masculinity.
The subject of masculinities is often approached through a lens of ‘toxicity’, prompting disengagement and disconnection. This book takes a different approach. It is not about polarizing, demonizing, or standardizing masculinities. It supports and advocates for schools to be open to the wide diversity of masculinities and to develop cultures of accountability, integrity, authenticity, and pride.
Table Of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part 1 – Contextualising masculinity
- 1. Beginning The Ascent: Establishing key terms and concepts for the journey ahead
- 2. Where we are now
- 3. Exploring the complexities of masculinities
- 4. What is going on for young men at the moment?
- 5. Embracing messiness
- Part 2 – The process of working with masculinities
- 6. Unpacking ‘methodologies’
- 7. Current Interventions: Why the work isn’t working as well as it could
- 8. Why punitive pathways don’t work
- 9. Punitive to restorative: Reflective work in sanctioned spaces
- 10. Why anger management work doesn’t always work
- 11. Structured physical outlets with structured, structural examination
- 12. Why one-off guest speakers are not enough
- 13. Demographic Bias: Moving away from blanketised assumptions
- 14. What are psychographics?
- 15. Psychographics and contextual semantics
- Part 3 – “Newniversal” Masculinity Work
- 16. Planetary exploration
- 17. The foundations of the process
- 18. Observe the cosmos
- 19. Embrace an awareness of your own understanding and biases
- 20. Acknowledging and exploring positionality
- 21. Visiting other worlds
- 22. The route ahead – what comes next?