{"product_id":"young-men-in-uncertain-times-9781782383123","title":"Young Men in Uncertain Times","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \tAnthropology is particularly well suited to explore the contemporary predicament in the coming of age of young men. Its grounded and comparative empiricism provides the opportunity to move beyond statistics, moral panics, or gender stereotypes in order to explore specific aspects of life course transitions, as well as the similar or divergent barriers or opportunities that young men in different parts of the world face. Yet, effective contextualization and comparison cannot be achieved by looking at male youths in isolation. This volume undertakes to contextualize male youths’ circumstances and to learn about their lives, perspectives, and actions, and in turn illuminates the larger structures and processes that mediate the experiences entailed in becoming young men. The situation of male youths provides an important vantage point from which to consider broader social transformations and continuities. By paying careful attention to these contexts, we achieve a better understanding of the current influences encountered and acted upon by young people.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThe editors have compiled interesting and relevant accounts that challenge us to think beyond received ideas on gender or race and illustrate the complex realities of subjects ranging from violence to education. Critical reflections on notions such as risk or success and failure find resonance throughout various contributions in this volume and are thought-provoking. The innovative approaches proposed by the contributors as well as the thorough, well-illustrated discussions greatly enhance our understanding of young men’s lives, and will certainly inspire and be of interest to many.\u003c\/em\u003e” \u003cb\u003e ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSocial Analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThis volume provides important ethnography on an understudied phase of men’s lives -  youth \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e–\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003ewhile also engaging in critical conversation with prior work that has exceptionalized young men’ s experiences. By analysing these experiences in a political-economic context, this book provides a timely addition to conversations between masculinity studies and youth studies, undermining simplistic attributions of young men\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003es problems to \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e‘\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eyouth culture\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e’\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eor masculinity. A major strength of this volume is its cross-cultural scope. In addition to providing a broad view of how young men respond to shared global pressures in different local settings, the volume as a whole presents interesting similarities and differences between ethnographic cases.\u003c\/em\u003e” \u003cb\u003e ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJRAI\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eBecause of this comparative cross-cultural approach, readers will attain a greater understanding of the structural and cultural challenges young men face as they negotiate the transition to male adulthood.\u003c\/em\u003e” \u003cb\u003e ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eChoice\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cem\u003e“Knowledgeably compiled, [with an informed and informative introduction], and deftly edited by the team of Vered Amit and Noel Dyck, [this volume] is a 346-page compendium of studies and reports on contemporary issues facing young men 'coming of age' in various and diverse parts of the world…An impressive and seminal body of work, Young Men In Uncertain Times is strongly recommended for professional and academic library Social Anthropology reference collections in general, and Male Gender Studies supplemental reading lists in particular.”\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cb\u003e ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003e[A] very well written, timely and scholarly collection on young men in changing times, in the context of a global perspective, written by notable scholars in the field…[It] has a very lively and contemporary feel, which connects both to key theoretical debates around youth and also to everyday experience mediated through difference, e.g., class and ethnicity, or in terms of gender relations. It is written in an accessible and engaging style but also written so that it does justice to the complexity of the ideas presented.\u003c\/em\u003e” \u003cb\u003e ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVictoria Robinson\u003c\/strong\u003e, University of Sheffield\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t“\u003cem\u003eThe strengths of this book are multiple and quite obvious. The book gathers together an inter-disciplinary group of accomplished scholars around a clearly focused and crucially important topic. Careful editing has ensured a generally high quality of writing. There are no poor chapters in this volume. The global scope of the book, its reference to recent field research, and intelligent discussion of wider literature makes it stand out.\u003c\/em\u003e”\u003cb\u003e  ·  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCraig Jeffry\u003c\/strong\u003e, St. John’s College, Oxford\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eIntroduction. \u003c\/strong\u003ePursuing Respectable Adulthood: Social Reproduction in Times of Uncertainty.\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eVered Amit and Noel Dyck\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART I: JUST TRYING TO FIT IN\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 1.\u003c\/strong\u003e ‘Shining’ in Public: Masculine Assertion and Anxiety in Globalizing Kerala.\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eRitty A. Lukose \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 2.\u003c\/strong\u003e “There will be a lot of old young men going home”: Combat and Becoming a Man in Afghanistan\u003cem\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \tAnne Irwin \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 3.\u003c\/strong\u003e Institutionalizing an Extended Youth Phase in Chinese Society: Social Class and Sex Differences in the Pursuit of the Personal and the Pragmatic.\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eWilliam Jankowiak, Robert Moore, and Tianshu Pan \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART II: MAKING DO IN CHANGING TIMES\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e Young Men’s Struggles for Adulthood in Urban Ethiopia: Unemployment, Masculinity, and Migration.\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDaniel Mains \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 5\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eGendered Modernities and Traditions: Masculinity and Nationalism in the Society Islands.\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eDeborah A. Elliston\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 6\u003cem\u003e. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eGood Hearts or Big Bellies: \u003cem\u003eDzmak’atsoba\u003c\/em\u003e and Images of Masculinity in the Republic of Georgia.\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eMartin Demant Frederiksen\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 7. \u003c\/strong\u003eBeing ‘Made’ Through Conflict: Masculine Hardening in Northern Ireland\u003cem\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \tRosellen Roche\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003ePART III: DEALING WITH BEING 'TROUBLE'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \t\u003cstrong\u003eChapter 8.\u003c\/strong\u003e Young Men, Trouble, and the Law: A French Case.\u003cbr\u003e \t\u003cem\u003eSusan J. 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