Overview
Men and Masculinity: The Basics is an accessible introduction to the academic study of masculinity which outlines the key ideas and most pressing issues concerning the field today. Providing readers with a framework for understanding these issues, it explores the ways that masculinity has been understood in the Social Sciences and Humanities to date. Addressing theories which view masculinity as being in a permanent state of flux and crisis, it explores such problem areas as:
- the male body
- men and work
- men and fatherhood
- male sexuality
- male violence.
With a glossary of key terms, case studies reflecting the most important studies in the field of masculinity research and suggestions for further study, Men and Masculinity: The Basics is an essential read for anyone approaching the study of masculinity for the first time.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9781138790377
- ISBN-10: 1138790370
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: May 2017
- Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 0.3 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.5 pounds
- Page Count: 186
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