In the midst of “the crisis,” men tend not to acknowledge or embrace new masculinities — despite discourses regarding metrosexual or ubersexual masculinities — but rather retrench themselves into traditional, essentialized and hegemonic masculine images and embodied performances.

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The teacher's supportive role in saying We have some pretty nice boys and girls here, and her claritive role in saying Ann's situation with her baby brother is different from yours, Betty. Isn't your brother older than you are? were most helpful to the director, working with these youngsters for the first time.

Ms. Murray also worked with the family to set goals, including getting Devonta reinvolved in after-school activities and re-enrolling Ms. Hand in school and helping her to find a job. Ms. Hand plans to finish her G.E.D. this spring and then study architecture.