The masculinities reader
By: edited by Stephen M. Whitehead and Frank J. Barrett.
Contributors: Whitehead, Stephen; Barrett, Frank J.
Publisher: Polity; Blackwell Publishers
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Cambridge, UK; Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 388
ISBN-13: 9780745626888; 9780745626895
Subjects: Men; Masculinity; Men's studies
Description: "The Masculinities Reader provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the key debates informing the study of masculinity. Structured in an accessible format, the book makes available in a single text some of the most important work on a range of subjects including male power; patriarchy; management and organizations; sexualities; gay friendships; sport; intimacy; identity; hegemonic masculinity; violence; schooling; language; homophobia; Black, Latino and Chicano masculinities; families; media; postmodernism; and subjectivity. The book opens with a substantive introductory chapter that looks at masculinity in crisis, post-feminism, men's power, changing men, nature/nurture debates and concepts of identity. Recognizing the global dimensions of gender change, the book draws on research from many corners of the world. The Masculinities Reader is an essential text for students and researchers concerned with exploring men and masculinities. In providing a unique overview of an increasingly important field of sociological enquiry, this book will be an invaluable addition to students and academics in sociology, gender studies, cultural studies, and a range of other disciplines."--Book cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The social organization of masculinity / R.W. Connell; title: Masculinities and masculinism / Author Brittan; title: Postmodernism and the interrogation of masculinity / David S. Gutterman; title: The organizational construction of hegemonic masculinity : the case of the US Navy / Frank J. Barrett; title: The belly of the beast : sex as male domination? / Lynne Segal; title: Power and the language of men / Scott Fabius Kiesling; title: Violence, rape, and sexual coercion : everyday love in a South African township / Katharine Wood and Rachel Jewkes; title: Naming men as men : implications for work, organization and management / David Collinson and Jeff Hearn; title: Masculinity and machismo in Hollywood's war films / Ralph R. Donald; title: Masculinity, school, and self in Sweden and the Netherlands / Alan Segal; title: Cool pose : black masculinity and sports / Richard Majors; title: Family, gender and masculinities / David H. J. Morgan; title: The organization of intimacy : managerialism, masculinity and the masculine subject / Deborah Kerfoot; title: Friendship, intimacy, and sexuality / Michael A. Messner; title: Masculinity as homophobia : fear, shame, and silence in the construction of gender indenity / Michael S. Kimmel; title: 'A vicarious sense of belonging' : the politics of friendship and gay social movements, communities, and neighborhoods / Peter M. Nardi; title: The crisis of masculinity and the politics of identity / John Maclnnes; title: 'Crabs in a bucket' : reforming male identities in Trinidad / Niels Sampath; title: 'And ar'n't I a man?' : toward a Chicano/Latino men's studies / Alfredo Mirandé; title: Man : the invisible gendered subject? / Stephen M. Whitehead; title: Masculinity politics on a world scale / R. W. Connell.