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.
| ISBN: | 9781138790360 |
| Publication date: | 11th May 2017 |
| Author: | Nigel Nottingham Trent University, UK Edley |
| Publisher: | Routledge an imprint of Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 186 pages |
| Series: | The Basics |
| Genres: |
History Cultural studies Literary studies: general Sociology Feminism and feminist theory Gender studies: women and girls Gender studies: men and boys |