Men and Masculinity: A Text-Reader - Softcover

Cohen, Theodore F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0534536581 ISBN 13: 9780534536589

Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing, 2000

Synopsis

This anthology of readings designed for gender studies or men's studies courses is organized around specific themes and issues, including men in marriage, socialization, men and employment, and men in trouble. Selections are drawn from interviews and first-person narratives, as well as from more traditional academic sources.

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Section One: Just Because They're Men. 1. The Cultural Construction of Gender and Manhood, James G. Peoples. 2. Night to His Day: The Social Construction of Gender, Judith Lorber. 3. Masculinity as Homophobia: Fear, Shame, and Silence in the Construction of Gender Identity, Michael S. Kimmel. 4. Macho: Contemporary Conceptions, Alfredo Mirande. Section Two: Making Men Out Of Them: Male Socialization In Childhood And Adolescence. 5. Markers to Manhood: Samburu, David Gilmore. 6. Inside the World of Boys: Behind the Mask of Masculinity, William Pollack. 7. Football Ritual and the Social Reproduction of Masculinity, Donald F. Sabo and Joe Panepinto. 8. Trains, Nathan McCall. 9. He Defies You Still, Tommi Avicolli. 10. The Kid No One Noticed, Jonah Blank. Section Three: Men As Friends. 11. Men's Friendships: Mismeasured, Demeaned, and Misunderstood?, Kim G. Dolgin. 12. Men, Women, and Friendship: What They Say, What They Do, Karen Walker. 13. Covert Intimacy: Closeness in Men's Friendships, Scott Swain. 14. Men Have Friends, Too!, Richard Nightengale. 15. All American Guys, Bernard Lefkowitz. Section Four: Men In Families. 16. Couples Watching Television: Gender, Power and the Remote Control, Alexis Walker. 17. Trading Places: Changes in Gender Roles Within the Iranian Immigrant Family, Ali Akbar Mahdi. 18. Thinking About the Baby: Gender and the Division of Infant Care, Susan Walzer. 19. Japanese Families: The Father's Place in a Changing World, Gary DeCoker. 20. Doing It Fairly: A Study of Postgender Marriages, Barbara J. Risman and Dannette Johnson-Summerford. 21. Generative Fathering After Divorce and Remarriage: Beyond the Disappearing Dad, Kay Pasley and Carmelle Minton. 22. Patriarchal Terrorism and Common Couple Violence: Two Forms of Violence Against Women. 23. Straight from the Heart, Rod and Bob Jackson-Paris. 24. The Puerto Rican Dummy and the Merciful Son, Martin Espanda. 25. Stardust Memories 273, Mark Neilsen. Section Five: Men And Employment. 26. Giving at the Office, Arlie Russell Hochschild. 27. When You Get Laid Off, It's Like You Lose a Part of Yourself, Lillian B. Rubin. 28. Leaving Work and Staying Home: The Impact on Men of Terminating the Male-Economic-Provider Role, Theodore F. Cohen and John Durst. 29. The Meaning and Significance of Race, William Julius Wilson. 30. Dimensions of the Closet, James Woods. 31. The Indignities of Unemployment, Kenneth W. Brown. 32. Retirement Dinner, Bob Greene. Section Six: Men In Trouble. 33. Surviving and Thriving: Men and Physical Health, Christopher Kilmartin. 34. Men's Hidden Depression, Terrence Real. 35. Fraternities and Collegiate Rape Culture: Why Are Some Fraternities More Dangerous Places for Women, A. Ayres Boswell and Joan Spade. 36. The Coach, the Player?and their Demons, Bill Minutaglio. 37. Rage of the American Male, Susan Faludi. Section Seven: Movements Of Men And The Politics Of Masculinity. 38. Essentialist Retreats: The Mythopoetic Movement and the Christian Promise Keepers, Michael Messner. 39. African American Men: The Challenge of Racism, Kenneth Clatterbaugh. 40. (In)Secure Times: Constructing White Working-Class Masculinities in the Late 20th Century, Michelle Fine, Lois Weis, Judi Addelston, and Julia Marusza. 41. The Feminist Man's Manifesto, Jon Morgan.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0534536581
• ISBN 13: 9780534536589
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 456