The profound changes wrought by the feminist movement were by no means restricted to women. In the years since feminism has taken root, the role of men and masculinity has begun to undergo its own redefinition. Michael A. Messner provides a sociological framework to understand the responses of men to the changes, challenges, and crises in the social organization of gender. By examining not only what certain groups of men say about gender but what they do, Messner helps to illuminate the various social movements engaged with the politics of masculinity. Politics of Masculinities is one of the first books in the new Gender Lens series, which will look at the social world through the lens of gender. The mission of the series is to unpack the assumptions about gender that pervade social life, and to examine the centrality of these assumptions to the way we perceive and interpret our world. Politics of Masculinities is an ideal introduction to the discussion of gender roles and masculinity. This book will be of interest to students and professionals involved in gender studies, sociology, and menrs studies.

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By Michael A. Messner

Inhalt

Chapter 1 Men and Masculinities
Chapter 2 Institutionalized Privilege
Chapter 3 The Costs of Masculinities
Chapter 4 Differences and Inequalities Among Men
Chapter 5 Men's Responses to Historical Crises in the Gender Order
Chapter 6 Recent Men's Movements: Mapping the Terrain
Chapter 7 Essentialist Retreats: The Mythopoetic Men's Movements and the Christian Promise Keepers
Chapter 8 The Mythopoetic Men's Movement
Chapter 9 Promise Keepers
Chapter 10 3. The Limits of The Male Sex Role: Men's Liberation and Men's Rights Movements
Chapter 11 The Men's Liberation Movement
Chapter 12 The Men's Rights Movement
Chapter 13 4. Profeminist Engagements: Radical and Socialist Feminist Men's Movements
Chapter 14 Socialist Feminist Men
Chapter 15 5. Racial and Sexual Identity Politics: Racialized Masculinity Politics and Gay Male Liberation
Chapter 16 Racialized Masculinity Politics
Chapter 17 Contradictions of Racialized Masculinity Politics
Chapter 18 Gay Male Liberation
Chapter 19 6. Backlash or Social Justice?
Chapter 20 Contemporary Terrains of Gender Politics
Chapter 21 Placing Multiracial Feminism at the Center of Political Discourse