First published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Introduction - why should schools take working with boys seriously?; the secondary school as a gendered institution; boys' sexualities; sexual harassment; violence and bullying; media education and men and masculinities; language as a weapon; the ideal male body; school sport and the making of boys and men; boys' well-being - boys learning to take care of themselves and others; how boys become real lads - life stories; playing war; fathers and sons.