Transforming masculinities : men, cultures, bodies, power, sex and love / Victor J. Seidler.

By:

Seidler, Victor J, 1945-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.Description: xxvii, 180 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

0415370744 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

305.31 SEI

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Contents:

Introduction: cultures, power and sexualities -- Masculinities, cultures and difference/s -- Masculinities, power and social movements -- Rethinking male violence -- Authority, hegemony and emotional life -- Honour, shame, nature and peace -- Negotiating gender and sexed identities -- Fatherhood, class, \'race\', power and sex -- Diasporas, histories, drugs and love -- Memories, bodies and hidden injuries -- Narratives, fears, drugs and violence -- Conclusions : gender, power, ethics and love.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Standard Loan	LSAD Library Main Collection	305.31 SEI (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		39002100365320

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Critically exploring the ways in which men and masculinities are commonly theorized, this multidisciplinary text opens up a discussion around such relationships, and shows that, as with feminisms, there is a diversity of theoretical traditions. It draws on a variety of examples, and explores new directions in the complexities of diverse male identities and emotional lives across different histories, cultures and traditions. This book:

considers the experiences of different generations explores connections between masculinity and drugs investigates men and masculinities in a post-9/11 world considers new ways of thinking about male violence recognizes the importance of culture and provides spaces to explore different class, 'race' and ethnic masculinities.

Written in a practical, versatile manner by an established author in this field, it points to new directions in thinking, and makes essential reading for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in the fields of sociology, gender studies, politics, philosophy and psychology.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [160]-175) and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

1 Introduction: Cultures, power and sexualities
2 Masculinities, cultures and difference/s
3 Masculinities, power and social movements
4 Rethinking male violence
5 Authority, hegemony and emotional life
6 Honour, shame, nature and peace
7 Negotiating gender and sexed identities
8 Fatherhood, class, 'race', power and sex
9 Diasporas, histories, drugs and love
10 Memories, bodies and hidden injuries
11 Narratives, fears, drugs and violence
12 Conclusions: Gender, power, ethics and love

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Victor Jeleniewski Seidler is Professor of Social Theory in the Department of Sociology, Goldsmiths, University of London. He has written widely in the field of gender, particularly in relation to men and masculinities as well as in social theory, critical theory, philosophy and ethics.