Where the Boys Are: Attitudes Related to Masculinity, Fatherhood, and Violence toward Women among Low-Income Adolescent and Young Adult Males in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Barker, Gary; Loewenstein, Irene

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ERIC Number: EJ557761

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Publication Date: 1997

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Where the Boys Are: Attitudes Related to Masculinity, Fatherhood, and Violence toward Women among Low-Income Adolescent and Young Adult Males in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Barker, Gary; Loewenstein, Irene

Youth & Society, v29 n2 p166-96 Dec 1997

Qualitative research with 127 low-income young men and women, aged 14 to 30, in Rio de Janeiro found rigid gender roles with males displaying widespread "machista" attitudes (an exaggerated deep structure of masculinity) and acceptance of violence against women that was greater in low-income urban areas. Implications for working with adolescent males are discussed. (SLD)

Descriptors: Adolescents, Attitudes, Females, Foreign Countries, Inner City, Low Income Groups, Males, Masculinity, Sex Differences, Sex Role, Urban Youth, Violence, Young Adults

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Brazil

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