The Men and the BoysJohn Wiley & Sons, 2013 M05 2 - 272 pages In recent years, questions about men and boys have aroused remarkable media interest, public concern and controversy. Across the world, health services are noticing the relevance of men’s gender to problems as diverse as road accidents, diet and sexually transmitted disease. Teachers are increasingly preoccupied with the poor educational performance of boys, and criminologists have begun to explore why men and boys continue to dominate the crime statistics. In this timely new volume, one of the world’s leading authorities on masculinity helps us to understand these developments, and make sense of the multiplying issues about men and boys. Five years on from the publication of the seminal study Masculinities, this book reflects on the growing social scientific research in this area. Connell assesses its strengths and weaknesses and explores its implications for contemporary problems from boys’ education and men’s health to international peacemaking. Written in a lively and accessible way, this book will be essential reading for all students of sociology, politics and gender studies, as well as anyone interested in the future of gender relations. |
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... social structure, prior to social interaction. They come into existence as people act. Theyare activelyproduced, using the resources and strategies availableinagivensocial setting. Thus, the exemplary masculinities ofsports ...
... social structure, prior to social interaction. They come into existence as people act. Theyare activelyproduced, using the resources and strategies availableinagivensocial setting. Thus, the exemplary masculinities ofsports ...
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... social scienceaswell as exploring new subject matter. Andithas reshapedthe relation between socialscientific knowledgeand social practice. Thesechanges havealldepended ontherecognition ofthe profoundly social character ofgender ...
... social scienceaswell as exploring new subject matter. Andithas reshapedthe relation between socialscientific knowledgeand social practice. Thesechanges havealldepended ontherecognition ofthe profoundly social character ofgender ...
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... social processes. But whatalternative canbefound? WhatPetersen commendsas'arecent shift inourtheoretical understanding of the world' is actuallyavery specificschoolof cultural theorywithwell recognized weaknesses in gender analysis ...
... social processes. But whatalternative canbefound? WhatPetersen commendsas'arecent shift inourtheoretical understanding of the world' is actuallyavery specificschoolof cultural theorywithwell recognized weaknesses in gender analysis ...
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... social being of men is historically produced —in large measure, by the labour of women. Though onecouldhardly speak ... social forms analysis' gives an account of gender, masculinity and femininity, as historically specific features of ...
... social being of men is historically produced —in large measure, by the labour of women. Though onecouldhardly speak ... social forms analysis' gives an account of gender, masculinity and femininity, as historically specific features of ...
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... social construction of masculinities has placed a good deal of emphasis on the uncertainties, difficulties, and contradictions oftheprocess (Messner 1992, Thorne 1993, and Chapters 5 and6).Whether the outcomesare stable or unstable ...
... social construction of masculinities has placed a good deal of emphasis on the uncertainties, difficulties, and contradictions oftheprocess (Messner 1992, Thorne 1993, and Chapters 5 and6).Whether the outcomesare stable or unstable ...
Contents
Masculinities and globalization | |
Globalization and mens bodies | |
Homosexual desire and practice among working | |
Cool guys swots and wimps | |
Mens health Research evidence on mens health | |
The politics of change in masculinity | |
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Acknowledgments and sources | |
Index | |
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