{"product_id":"the-21st-century-ladz-richard-gater-9781837976348","title":"The 21st Century Ladz: Continuity and Changes Among Marginalised Young Men from the South Wales Valleys","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSchool-to-work transition studies have a rich sociological history that has traditionally focused on marginalised young men, until recently. Returning the focus to the most marginalised working-class young within a contemporary context, \u003cem\u003eThe 21st Century Ladz\u003c\/em\u003e explores changing ideas of manhood, masculinities and social class identity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing on a qualitative study, Gater studies the school-to-work transition and formation of masculinity of a group of marginalised working-class young men from the South Wales Valleys. Filling a gap in the literature by challenging the notion that marginalised working-class young men are synonymous with protest masculinity and historically associated behaviours and views including anti-learning, manual employment aspirations, homophobia, sexism, suppression of emotion and avoidance of physical tactility, this work identifies key continuity and changes in young men's views and behavior. The author offers a new concept to masculinities studies in the form of amalgamated masculinities, which is understood as a fusion of locally constructed protest masculine characteristics and softer masculine attributes adopted through external cultural influence. Chronicling a \"rupturing process\" or the destabilisation of masculine beliefs associated with protest masculinity, Gater highlights softer displays of masculinity in this sub-group.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDelving into the intersections of marginalised working-class young men, social class, education, employment and masculinities, this era-defining text offers a fresh perspective on the study of working-class young men.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Gater\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1837976341\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781837976348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Emerald Publishing Limited\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 212\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Richard Gater","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46767395340543,"sku":"9781837976348","price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ba01bc3b-9b46-4224-9e90-7c7c507515ea.jpg?v=1744169691","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-21st-century-ladz-richard-gater-9781837976348","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}