Men on a mission
Subtitle: valuing youth work in our communities
By: William Marsiglio.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 394
ISBN-13: 9780801888298; 9780801888304
Subjects: Men -- United States -- Attitudes.; Men -- United States -- Psychology.; Mentoring -- United States.; Children and adults -- United States.; Teenagers and adults -- United States.; Youth development.; Youth -- Services for.
Description: The first comprehensive study of men who work and volunteer with kids in a variety of public settings, this book brings to life diverse histories and experiences of men who have worked as coaches, teachers, youth ministers, probation officers, Big Brothers, Boys/Girls Club staff, 4-H agents, and the like. Drawing on in-depth interviews with men between the ages of 19 and 65, ethnographic observations, and more than twenty years of research on fathers, sociologist Marsiglio explores men's motives for doing youth work, effective interpersonal strategies, the perception and expression of mentoring, the mutual influences that youth work and fathering have on each other, the youth workers' own personal development, and the impact of social policy and programmatic initiatives. He offers a forward-looking vision for getting men more involved, and involved more productively, in helping kids thrive.--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [367]-381) and index.
Table of contents: title: The mission; title: The landscape; title: Social places; title: Men's motives; title: Relating to kids; title: Managing kids; title: Making a difference; title: Men and mentoring; title: Public and private lives; title: Personal growth; title: Youth work domains; title: Moving forward.