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Men's Lives

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ISBN-10: 0205208738

ISBN-13: 9780205208739

Edition: 9th 2013

Authors: Michael S. Kimmel, Michael A. Messner, Mark J. Lodato, Carol B. Schwalbe

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Understanding the experiences of men in U.S. society Edited by two of the field’s most prominent researchers, Men’s Lives, 9th edition, reflects on the question “What does it mean to be a man in contemporary U.S. society?” Organized around themes that define masculinity, this reader uses a social-constructionist view to examine how men construct masculinity within a social and historical context. Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: Understand how different groups–working class men, men of color, gay men, older men, younger men, and boys–construct different versions of masculinity Examine the social roles of both men and women and the different forms…    
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Book details

List price: $112.93
Edition: 9th
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Publication date: 8/6/2012
Binding: Mixed Media
Pages: 656
Size: 7.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English

Masculinities
Boyhood
Collegiate Masculinities: Privilege and Peril
Men and Work
Men and Health: Body and Mind
Men in Relationships
Male Sexualities
Men in Families
Masculinities in Religion
Masculinities in the Media and Popular Culture
Violence and Masculinities
Men, Movements and the Future
Masculinities
Editors' Introduction
"Cavemen Masculinity"
"The Be a Man Box"
"All Men Are Not Created Equal: Asian Men in U.S. History"
Jewel Woods: the Black Male Privilege Checklist
"Latino Masculinities in the Post-9/11 Era"
Boyhood
Editors' Introduction
"Warrior Narratives in the Kindergarten Classroom: Renegotiating the Social Contract?"
"No way my boys are going to be like that! Parents' responses to children's gender nonconformity"
"Guys are Just Homophobic"
"Making a Name for Yourself: Transgressive Acts and Gender Performance"
Kimmel: "What About the Boys?"
Collegiate Masculinities: Privilege and Peril
Editors' Introduction
"Guyland: Gendering the Transition to Adulthood"
"College Men's Meanings of Masculinities"
"Why College Men Drink: Alcohol, Adventure and the Paradox of Masculinity"
"The Starbucks Intervention"
Men and Work
Editors' Introduction
"The Glass Escalator: Hidden Advantages for Men in the 'Female' Professions"
Racializing the Glass Escalator: Reconsidering Men's Experiences with Women's Work
"Sexual Harassment and Masculinity: the Power and Meaning of 'Girl Watching'"
"Just one of the guys?: How transman make gender visible at work"
Men and Health: Body and Mind
Editors' Introduction
"Masculinities and Men's Health: Moving Toward Post-Superman Era Prevention"
"Old Gay Men's Bodies"
"If Men Could Menstruate"
"Masculinity, health, and human rights: A sociocultural framework
"Gender Capital and Male Bodybuilders"
Men in Relationships
Editors' Introduction
"He's Got no Game…"
"The Politics of Gay Men's Friendships"
"Gender and the Meanings of Adolescent Romantic Relationships: A Focus on Boys"
"Men's Resistance to Equal Sharing"
Male Sexualities
Editors' Introduction
"Becoming 100 Percent Straight"
"The Heterosexual Questionnaire"
"A Pornographic World"
"The Don't Want to Cruise your Type: Gay Men of Color and the Racial Politics of Exclusion"
Jacqueline Sanchez Taylor, "Fantasy Islands: Exploring the Demand for Sex Tourism"
Men in Families
Editors' Introduction
"Fathering: Paradoxes, Contradictions and Dilemmas"
"Cruising to Familyland: Gay Hypergamy and Rainbow Kinship"
"Ethnicity, Race, and Difference…"
"Can a Gay Man be a Housewife?
Masculinities in Religion
Editors' Introduction
"Young Men, Religion, and Attitudes Towards Homosexuality"
"Jesus was a Feminist"
"Godly Manhood Going Wild?: Transformation in Conservative Protestant Masculinity"
"Judaism, Feminism and Masculinity"
Masculinities in the Media and Popular Culture
Editors' Introduction
"Misogyny in Rap Music"
"Resistance through Video Game Play: It's a Boy Thing"
"Post-Princess Models of Gender: the New Man in Disney/Pixar"
"The Male Consumer as Loser: Beer and Liquor Ads in Mega Sports Media Events"
Violence and Masculinities
Editors' Introduction
the Seven P's of Men's Violence
"Athlete Aggression on the Rink and off the Ice: Athlete Violence and Aggression in Hockey and Interpersonal Relationships"
"Men on Rape"
"Wielding Masculinity inside Abu Ghraib"
"Male Commitment to Gender Equity and Antiviolence: A National College Study"
Men, Movements and the Future
Editors' Introduction
"Change Among the Gatekeepers: Men, Masculinities and Gender Equality in the Global Arena"
United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, Forty-eighty session 1-12 March 2004 "The Role of Men and Boys in Achieving Gender Equality"
"How Can I not…"
"More than a few good men"