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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Raewyn Connell. Purposes A men's movement? 12 Arms andthe man: The question of peace Why war? The problem of menandviolence Implications of masculinity research Global patterns Peace strategies and masculinities Acknowledgments and ...
Raewyn Connell. Purposes A men's movement? 12 Arms andthe man: The question of peace Why war? The problem of menandviolence Implications of masculinity research Global patterns Peace strategies and masculinities Acknowledgments and ...
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... men as well as women) of traditional Japanese idealsof masculinity. Anew 'men's centre' publishes papers and books exploring new patterns of masculinity and family life. Debates about men, new research on masculinities Issues about men and ...
... men as well as women) of traditional Japanese idealsof masculinity. Anew 'men's centre' publishes papers and books exploring new patterns of masculinity and family life. Debates about men, new research on masculinities Issues about men and ...
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Raewyn Connell. and books exploring new patterns of masculinity and family life. In 1998 the South African feminist journal Agenda published an issue on new directions for men in the democratic transition after apartheid. In 1997 UNESCO ...
Raewyn Connell. and books exploring new patterns of masculinity and family life. In 1998 the South African feminist journal Agenda published an issue on new directions for men in the democratic transition after apartheid. In 1997 UNESCO ...
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... masculinity tends to suppress emotion anddeny vulnerability. To emphasize ... masculinity which they rip out of context in astartling display of disrespect ... patterns in gender relations,not reruns of discredited patriarchies. THE NEW ...
... masculinity tends to suppress emotion anddeny vulnerability. To emphasize ... masculinity which they rip out of context in astartling display of disrespect ... patterns in gender relations,not reruns of discredited patriarchies. THE NEW ...
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... theory wasapplied to gender, producing theideaof 'sexroles'. Sex roleswereunderstood as patterns of social expectation,norms for the behaviourof menand women, which were transmittedto youth ina process of 'socialization'. In effect ...
... theory wasapplied to gender, producing theideaof 'sexroles'. Sex roleswereunderstood as patterns of social expectation,norms for the behaviourof menand women, which were transmittedto youth ina process of 'socialization'. In effect ...
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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