STEPHEN FROSH is Professor of Psychology at Birkbeck College, University of London and Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Vice Dean at the Tavistock Clinic, London. His books include For and Against Psychoanalysis, Sexual Identity, Identity Crisis, Child Sexual Abuse with Danya Glaser, Psychoanalysis in Contexts (ed) and a second edition of The Politics of Psychoanalysis.ANN PHOENIX is Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Open University. Her books include Standpoints and Differences with Karen Henwood and Chris Griffin, Crossfires: Nationalism, Racism and Gender in Europe with Helma Lutz and Nira Yuval-Davies and Black, White or Mixed Race? with Barbara Tizard.ROB PATTMAN is Lecturer in Sociology, University of Botswana.

'At a moment when educationalists, social researchers and those involved in social policy are concerned by the apparent 'crisis' amongst boy and young men...this book is timely...would I buy this book? Both as an academic with an interest in children's well-being and fathering as well as someone who has spent more than thirty years working with 'troubled' and 'troubling' young men, I would spend my money. The many quotes from the boys and the insightful interpretations rang true. This book is a useful contribution to the literature.' - Ann Buchanan, Jounal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 'Provides insights into the subtle matrix of rules and mechanisms boys must negotiate in order to be seen as acceptable...what is also vividly exposed is the dissatisfaction many boys feel with the limits this imposes.' - New Statesman 'A sophisticated and rigorously theorized account of boys' masculine identity construction...It also offers a rare and insightful account of the interview process as a 'social space'...an invaluable resource to any academic/professional, practitioner or policy maker researching, or working with, boys and young men and indeed anyone interested in understanding the construction of contemporary inner-city masculinities, from the perspective and experiences of boys themselves.' - British Journal of Social Work (2004) 'I fully expect Young Masculinities to become a landmark book. It provides a timely intervention into the ongoing debate about 'the problem with boys...' - Rachel Thomson, South Bank University, Social Policy

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionBoys TalkLads, Machos and Others: Developing 'BoyCentred' Research'Hegemonic' MasculinitiesBoys Talking About GirlsGirls About BoysEthnic Identity, 'Race' and Young MasculinitiesPolicing Young MasculinitiesBoys and SchoolingOn the Way to Adulthood: Relationships with ParentsConclusionReferencesAppendix 1: Details of Individual and Group Interviews with Boys and GirlsAppendix 2: Characteristics of the ParticipantsAppendix 3: Protocol for Group InterviewsAppendix 4: Protocol for Individual InterviewsAppendix 5: Protocol for Individual Interviews with GirlsIndex.

STEPHEN FROSH is Professor of Psychology at Birkbeck College, University of London and Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Vice Dean at the Tavistock Clinic, London. His books include For and Against Psychoanalysis, Sexual Identity, Identity Crisis, Child Sexual Abuse with Danya Glaser, Psychoanalysis in Contexts (ed) and a second edition of The Politics of Psychoanalysis.ANN PHOENIX is Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Open University. Her books include Standpoints and Differences with Karen Henwood and Chris Griffin, Crossfires: Nationalism, Racism and Gender in Europe with Helma Lutz and Nira Yuval-Davies and Black, White or Mixed Race? with Barbara Tizard.ROB PATTMAN is Lecturer in Sociology, University of Botswana.

'At a moment when educationalists, social researchers and those involved in social policy are concerned by the apparent 'crisis' amongst boy and young men...this book is timely...would I buy this book? Both as an academic with an interest in children's well-being and fathering as well as someone who has spent more than thirty years working with 'troubled' and 'troubling' young men, I would spend my money. The many quotes from the boys and the insightful interpretations rang true. This book is a useful contribution to the literature.' - Ann Buchanan, Jounal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry 'Provides insights into the subtle matrix of rules and mechanisms boys must negotiate in order to be seen as acceptable...what is also vividly exposed is the dissatisfaction many boys feel with the limits this imposes.' - New Statesman 'A sophisticated and rigorously theorized account of boys' masculine identity construction...It also offers a rare and insightful account of the interview process as a 'social space'...an invaluable resource to any academic/professional, practitioner or policy maker researching, or working with, boys and young men and indeed anyone interested in understanding the construction of contemporary inner-city masculinities, from the perspective and experiences of boys themselves.' - British Journal of Social Work (2004) 'I fully expect Young Masculinities to become a landmark book. It provides a timely intervention into the ongoing debate about 'the problem with boys...' - Rachel Thomson, South Bank University, Social Policy

• AcknowledgementsIntroductionBoys TalkLads, Machos and Others: Developing 'BoyCentred' Research'Hegemonic' MasculinitiesBoys Talking About GirlsGirls About BoysEthnic Identity, 'Race' and Young MasculinitiesPolicing Young MasculinitiesBoys and SchoolingOn the Way to Adulthood: Relationships with ParentsConclusionReferencesAppendix 1: Details of Individual and Group Interviews with Boys and GirlsAppendix 2: Characteristics of the ParticipantsAppendix 3: Protocol for Group InterviewsAppendix 4: Protocol for Individual InterviewsAppendix 5: Protocol for Individual Interviews with GirlsIndex.