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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... involvement in that domain of gender. We need someway of naming conduct which is oriented toor shaped by that domain ... involved in the world of gender. There is, then, a needfor concepts that name patterns of gender practice, notjust ...
... involvement in that domain of gender. We need someway of naming conduct which is oriented toor shaped by that domain ... involved in the world of gender. There is, then, a needfor concepts that name patterns of gender practice, notjust ...
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... involved:whetherthey are consensualor coercive, whether pleasure is equally given and received. In feminist analysesof sexuality these have become sharp questions about the connection of heterosexuality to men's position ...
... involved:whetherthey are consensualor coercive, whether pleasure is equally given and received. In feminist analysesof sexuality these have become sharp questions about the connection of heterosexuality to men's position ...
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... change in history. Because gender is a way of structuring social practice in general, nota special type of practice, it is unavoidably involved with other social structures. It is now common to say that gender 'intersects'—better,
... change in history. Because gender is a way of structuring social practice in general, nota special type of practice, it is unavoidably involved with other social structures. It is now common to say that gender 'intersects'—better,
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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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