Interviews with British boys in years five through eight form the basis of a suggestion that the formation of sexual identity as something biologically or psychologically fixed in early childhood should be rethought. Sociocultural practices and relationships with school, home, and society have significant effects on formation of sexual identity.…

Interviews with three teenage boys and their parents in a middle-class community explored why the boys self-identify as reluctant readers, resisting approved forms of literacy. They pursue types of reading that contribute to their construction of masculine identities; their parents' attempts to influence reading are conditioned by traditional…

Interviews with 10 young men ages 15-20 explored why they voluntarily participate in gender equity activities. The influences of teachers, family, and peers in shaping gender consciousness enabled them to recognize male privilege. Ways to give males tools to understand gender relations are recommended. (Contains 27 references.) (SK)