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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 306.7640835109794 EAN: 9780520252301 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0520252306 Label: University of California Press Manufacturer: University of California Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 240 Publication Date: June 04, 2007 Publisher: University of California Press Studio: University of California Press Related Items:
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 Rating:  - I'm Glad I Read ThisThis is a fantastic book! It's easy to read, insightful, and incredibly thought provoking. As a teacher and as a man (not that this is a requirement), I whole-heartedly recommend this book to all those interested in society and our schools' reflection of it. It's a great contribution. Thank you. Rating: - "Dude, I'm Not Gay"This book is a must read for anyone who wants to understand the punishment males receive througout their lives at the hands of sexism, patriarchy, homophobia and heterosexism. In my book, 10 Smart Things Gay Men Can Do to Find Real Love I write: Being raised male in the heterosexist culture means avoiding and distancing yourself from being viewed as gay in any way. Gay is synonymous with effeminate. This is inherent sexism, as if being associated with anything female would ... Read More Rating:  - Fight Destructive Pop-CultureI am ordering a copy of this book because I believe that this is a very important subject that exposes a major problem in our culture. Our society tells men to never be emotional and to be as heterosexual as possible through actions, thoughts and speech. Men who do not conform to this mold are ostracized. Women are also imbued with this idea that such one dimensional men embody "masculinity", which causes them to devalue themselves in a quest to live up to the male-defined societal standard of hetero ... Read More Rating: - Schooling, Gender and MasculinityPascoe, C.J. "Dude, You're a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School", University of California Press, 2007. Schooling, Gender and Sexuality Amos Lassen and Literary Pride As a professional educator (on the university level now but I paid my dues as a high school teacher), I first heard about this book and was very interested in reading it. Published by the University of California Press, this book is a serious look at our gay teenagers. The title seems, to me ... Read More 
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