| Coping and Suicide Amongst the Lads: Expectations of Masculinity in Post-Traditional Ireland 2016 Edition Contributor(s): Garcia, F. (Author) |
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ISBN: 134970847X ISBN-13: 9781349708475 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Anthropology - Cultural & Social - Social Science | Customs & Traditions - Social Science | Men's Studies |
| Dewey: 362.280 |
| Series: Global Masculinities |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.5" W x 8.6" (0.70 lbs) 235 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Death/Dying |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This ethnographic account of male suicide in Ireland deals examines the young Irish working class males who are coping with life's stressors in ways that differ significantly from their female peers. Irish suicide statistics and local testimonies indicate how gender specific pain and distress really is and what it means to be male in Ireland today. |