Boys' perceptions of the male role: understanding gender role conflict in adolescent males.

From: The Journal of Men's Studies | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

The well-being of adolescent boys has been a topic of growing concern over the past 15 or so years (Beymer, 1995; Home & Kiselica, 1999; Osherson, 1986). Researchers have observed that adolescent males are at risk for academic, social, and emotional problems in a number of areas. Adolescent males are more likely than adolescent females to drop out of school, be referred in school for disciplinary action, receive lower grades, fail a grade in school, not graduate from high school, and not continue on to college (Coley, 2001; U.S. Department of Education, 1996). They are diagnosed ...

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