Pascoe, C. J., 1974-

Dude, you're a fag : masculinity and sexuality in high school / C.J. Pascoe. - Berkeley : University of California Press, c2007. - xii, 227 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-214) and index.

Introduction: Making masculinity : adolescence, identity, and high school -- Becoming Mr. Cougar : institutionalizing gender and sexuality at River High -- Dude, you're a fag : male adolescent homophobia -- Compulsive heterosexuality : masculinity and dominance -- Look at my masculinity! : girls who act like boys -- Conclusion: Thinking about schooling, gender, and sexuality -- Appendix A: What if a guy hits on you? : intersections of gender, sexuality, and age in fieldwork with adolescents -- Appendix B: Resources.

ISBN: 0520248627 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780520248625 (cloth : alk. paper) 0520252306 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780520252301 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2006023537

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Teenage boys--Social conditions.--California
High school students--Social conditions.--California
Masculinity.
Heterosexuality.
Gender identity.
Identity (Psychology) in adolescence.
Socialization.

Dewey Class. No.: 306.76/40835109794