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Do boys need male role models? Gender Identities and Practices in Work with Young Men

男孩需要男性榜样吗？

基本信息

批准号：
ES/K005863/1
负责人：
Martin Robb
金额：
$ 25.06万
依托单位：
The Open University
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2013
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2013 至无数据
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FK005863%2F1
关键词：
Do boys need male role

项目摘要

Boys and young men have become a key focus of public anxiety in recent years, with politicians, the media and professionals all expressing concern about issues such as boys' educational under-achievement compared to girls, increasing rates of suicide and poor mental health, and involvement in offending and anti-social behaviour. One popular explanation for these poor outcomes has been the apparent absence of male role models from the lives of many vulnerable and troublesome young men. This has resulted in a number of initiatives aimed at increasing male involvement in boys' lives and recruiting more men to work in educational and welfare settings. But how much do we really know about the part played by gender in work with young men? Does it really make a difference if boys are surrounded by positive male role models? Although there has been some research on these questions in relation to educational settings, there has been comparatively little exploration of what goes on in welfare services, particularly those working with the most vulnerable young men. We know very little about how young men who use these services view the gender of professional workers, or how those workers themselves (whether male or female) see gender issues being played out in their relationships with boys.This research project will provide a unique opportunity to explore these questions, in a way that will provides fresh insights into young men's lives and contribute to improving professional relationships in welfare settings. The project has been developed in close partnership between a team at The Open University and a major national charity, Action for Children, which has extensive experience of working with vulnerable and troublesome young men. The research will be carried out at Action for Children projects throughout the UK, and project staff and young people themselves will be involved in organising and facilitating the research.The research will explore the following questions: What ideas and assumptions influence practice with boys and young men and in particular what assumptions about gender inform current theory, policy and practice? How do boys and young men in contact with services talk about their interactions and relationships with male and female professionals? What do they value in their relationships with workers? To what extent is this related to the gender of the worker? What do they identify as essential to developing good relationships? What do girls say about boys and their relationships with workers? How do male and female professionals working with boys and young men across a range of settings talk about and construct their interactions and relationships with service users? What do they identify as essential to developing good relationships? How does gender interact with other aspects of identity, such as class and ethnicity, in relationships between young men and professional workers? What are the implications of these findings for developing interventions with boys and young men who are perceived to be vulnerable or 'at risk'?The study will include focus groups and individual interviews with young male service users; interviews with male and female workers in the same settings; a number of interviews with young women service users; and an analysis of policy documents, media stories and academic texts covering the issue of 'male role models' and the role of gender in work with young men.The project will also include a comprehensive dissemination process aimed at sharing the findings of the research with a wide audience including professionals, policy-makers, media and the general public, with a view to increasing understanding of the issues and improving practice in work with boys and young men. The process will include a national conference, staff development events, a video produced by young people, and online discussions for staff and young people, as well as written reports and publications.

近年来，男孩和青年男子已成为公众焦虑的一个主要焦点，政治家、媒体和专业人士都对男孩的教育成绩低于女孩、自杀率上升和心理健康状况不佳以及参与犯罪和反社会行为等问题表示关切。对于这些糟糕的结果，一个流行的解释是，许多脆弱和麻烦的年轻人的生活中明显缺乏男性榜样。这导致采取了一些举措，旨在增加男子对男孩生活的参与，并招募更多男子在教育和福利机构工作。但我们对性别在年轻男性工作中所扮演的角色真正了解多少呢？如果男孩周围都是积极的男性榜样，这真的会有什么不同吗？虽然对教育环境中的这些问题进行了一些研究，但对福利服务，特别是那些为最脆弱的年轻男子服务的福利服务进行的探索相对较少。我们对使用这些服务的年轻男性如何看待专业工作者的性别，或者那些工作者本身如何，知之甚少（无论男性还是女性）看到性别问题在他们与男孩的关系中发挥作用。这个研究项目将提供一个独特的机会来探索这些问题，以一种将为年轻人的生活提供新的见解并有助于改善福利机构中的专业关系的方式。该项目是在开放大学的一个团队和一个主要的国家慈善机构“儿童行动”的密切合作下制定的，该慈善机构在与脆弱和麻烦的年轻男子合作方面拥有丰富的经验。这项研究将在联合王国各地的儿童行动项目中进行，项目工作人员和青年人本身将参与组织和促进这项研究，研究将探讨以下问题：什么想法和假设影响了对男孩和青年男子的做法，特别是什么关于性别的假设影响了目前的理论、政策和做法？与服务部门接触的男孩和青年男子如何谈论他们与男女专业人员的互动和关系？他们在与员工的关系中看重什么？这在多大程度上与工人的性别有关？他们认为什么是发展良好关系的关键？女孩们对男孩和他们与工人的关系有什么看法？在一系列环境中与男孩和年轻人一起工作的男性和女性专业人员如何谈论和构建他们与服务用户的互动和关系？他们认为什么是发展良好关系的关键？在青年男子和专业工作者之间的关系中，性别如何与身份的其他方面，如阶级和种族相互作用？这些研究结果对制定针对被认为易受伤害或“有风险”的男孩和青年男子的干预措施有何影响？这项研究将包括与年轻男性服务使用者的焦点小组和个人访谈;与同一环境中的男女工作者的访谈;与年轻女性服务使用者的一些访谈;以及对政策文件的分析，该项目还将包括一个全面的传播过程，旨在与包括专业人员、政策制定者、媒体和公众在内的广大受众分享研究结果，以提高对这些问题的理解，改进对男孩和青年男子的工作实践。这一进程将包括一次全国会议、工作人员发展活动、青年制作的录像、工作人员和青年的在线讨论以及书面报告和出版物。