The Men and the BoysIn 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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... Homosexual desire and practice among working class men(written with M.D.Davis and G.W. Dowsett) The workingclass setting The social framework of maletomale sex Sexual practice Desire and identity The HIV/AIDS epidemic Reflections PART 4 ...
... Homosexual desire and practice among working class men(written with M.D.Davis and G.W. Dowsett) The workingclass setting The social framework of maletomale sex Sexual practice Desire and identity The HIV/AIDS epidemic Reflections PART 4 ...
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... homosexuality orequal opportunity legislation to muddy thewaters. Hence theweirdresult that pop psychologists' solution to thecurrent problems ofalienation and misunderstanding betweenmen andwomen is often toargue for more gender ...
... homosexuality orequal opportunity legislation to muddy thewaters. Hence theweirdresult that pop psychologists' solution to thecurrent problems ofalienation and misunderstanding betweenmen andwomen is often toargue for more gender ...
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... homosexual practice to dominant forms of masculinity. Some societies treat homosexual practices Key conclusions of recent research.
... homosexual practice to dominant forms of masculinity. Some societies treat homosexual practices Key conclusions of recent research.
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Raewyn Connell. to dominant forms of masculinity. Some societies treat homosexual practices as a regular part of the making of masculinity (Herdt 1984); others regard homosexuality as incompatible with true masculinity. We might ...
Raewyn Connell. to dominant forms of masculinity. Some societies treat homosexual practices as a regular part of the making of masculinity (Herdt 1984); others regard homosexuality as incompatible with true masculinity. We might ...
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... homosexual practice through which some bodybuildersfinance the making of an exemplary body. Psychoanalytic researchonmen has long beenawareof contradictory desires and conduct, thoughthe emphasis onthispointhas fluctuated. Recent ...
... homosexual practice through which some bodybuildersfinance the making of an exemplary body. Psychoanalytic researchonmen has long beenawareof contradictory desires and conduct, thoughthe emphasis onthispointhas fluctuated. Recent ...
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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