Mike A. Males

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Mike A. Males
Born 1950
Occupation Author, University Professor
Nationality American
Genres Nonfiction
Subjects Sociology, Youth studies

Mike A. Males (born 1950) is an American sociologist who taught for five years through 2006 at the UC Santa Cruz. He is best known for his book Scapegoat Generation, which analyzes statistics to dispel many popular myths about youth in the 1990s.

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Males is currently popular among youth empowerment organizations, academics, educators, and young people themselves. He currently is senior researcher for the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice[1], San Francisco, and content director for the online information service on youth issues, YouthFacts.org.

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  • Kids And Guns. Common Courage Press, 2001.
  • The Scapegoat Generation: America's War On Adolescents, 1996. Excerpt
  • Framing Youth: 10 Myths About The Next Generation. Common Courage Press, 1999.
  • Smoked: Why Joe Camel Is Still Smiling. Common Courage Press, 1999.

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  • Sociology 117 California Youth in Transition
  • Sociology of Men

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