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This book examines how young men between the ages of 18 and 21 adapt practically, socially and psychologically to prison life. Based on extensive research in Feltham Young Offenders Institution, it concentrates both on the successful adaptation to prison life and on the experience of individuals who have difficulties in adapting, paying special attention to those who harm themselves whilst in prison.

Anthropology 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 a

Introduction -- Scale of the problem -- Young people's attitudes towards domestic abuse -- Preventative education -- Social marketing as domestic abuse prevention -- Young men's accounts of victimisation -- The impact of exposure to domestic violence on boys -- Young men's accounts of domestic abuse perpetration -- Under responsiveness to young men involved in domestic violence -- Conclusion.

When driving workshops were conducted in classes of seniors in five high schools in southeastern Michigan, using non-directive discussion of trigger films and members' own highway experiences, young men appeared to drive somewhat more dangerously for the first nine months and then more safely, relative to control groups. A medical analogy is suggested: the workshops appeared to produce a mild "infection" of unsafe driving followed by an increase in "immunity." These effects were more visible for workshop men who were relatively alienated from the school system in terms of having poorer grades and being older than average; during the second year their driving record was as good as that of their non-alienated peers.

1. Introduction -- 2. Investigating Intersections of Privilege: Whiteness, Class privilege, Heterosexuality and Masculinity -- 3. Closed Narratives of Masculinities -- 4. Challenges and Possibilities of Contemporary Masculinities -- 5. Exploring Movement Towards Openness -- 6. Caring Masculinities in the Margin -- 7. Conclusion.