Anthropology is particularly well suited to explore the contemporary predicament in the coming of age of young men. Its grounded and comparative empiricism provides the opportunity to move
beyond statistics, moral panics, or gender stereotypes in order to explore specific aspects of life course transitions, as well as the similar or divergent barriers or opportunities that young
men in different parts of the world face. Yet, effective contextualization and comparison cannot be achieved by looking at male youths in isolation. This volume undertakes to contextualize male
youths' circumstances and to learn about their lives, perspectives, and actions, and in turn illuminates the larger structures and processes that mediate the experiences entailed in becoming
young men. The situation of male youths provides an important vantage point from which to consider broader social transformations and continuities. By paying careful attention to these
contexts, we achieve a better understanding of the current influences encountered and acted upon by young people.
"[A] very well written, timely and scholarly collection on young men in changing times, in the context of a global perspective, written by notable scholars in the field�吆It] has a very lively
and contemporary feel, which connects both to key theoretical debates around youth and also to everyday experience mediated through difference, e.g., class and ethnicity, or in terms of gender
relations. It is written in an accessible and engaging style but also written so that it does justice to the complexity of the ideas presented." - Victoria Robinson, University of Sheffield
