Privileged Brotherhoods

Adam Howard is Charles A. Dana Professor of Education & Chair of Education at Colby College

• Introduction: Boys to Men 1. Family Belonging2. Unchecked3. Brutal Realities4. Own Rules5. Lasting BondsConclusion: Elite Masculinity

"This absorbing book illuminates how elite masculinity is actively produced and preserved through institutionalized experiences in private all-male preparatory schools and afterwards. The rich words of the young men interviewed in depth during and after their time at such schools are fascinating and enlightening, as is the author's insightful analysis."Caroline Hodges Persell, New York University"I'll point to Privileged Brotherhoods as an exemplar of collaborative field research for a long time. Howard's student collaborators — college students and prep school grads with intimate knowledge of the youthful world of elite education — offer incomparable insight into how certain forms of masculinity evolve yet endure despite massive societal change. This is elegantly crafted and timely sociology."Mitchell L Stevens, Stanford Graduate School of Education"Privileged Brotherhood reveals how elite all-boys schools produce elite masculinity. Documenting the practices and interactions characteristic of these schools -- from locker room talk to fight club - Howard shows how gender, race, and class privilege intersect to produce entitlement and lifelong class and gender loyalties."Elizabeth Armstrong, University of Michigan