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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154975403321

Autore

Ervø Søren

Titolo

Among Men : Moulding Masculinities, Volume 1 / / by Søren Ervø and Thomas Johansson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : Routledge, , [2016]

©2003

ISBN

1-315-26283-5

1-351-95923-9

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (344 pages)

Disciplina

305.31

Soggetti

Masculinity

Men

Body image in men

Masculinity - Scandinavia

Men - Scandinavia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents: Foreword, Michael Kimmel; Introduction, Sren Erv and Thomas Johansson; Men, gender and the state, R.W. Connell; A theory of gender, patriarchy and capitalism, ystein Gullvg Holter; The emancipation from gender: a critique of the Utopias of postmodern gender theory, Mikael Carleheden; Beautiful men, fine women and good work people: gender and skill in Northern Sweden 1850-1950, Ella Johansson; Masculine sport and masculinity in Denmark at the turn of the century, Hans Bonde; Masculinity and the north, Lena Eskilsson; Modern masculinities? Continuities, challenges and changes in mens lives, Michael Meuser; Technology and masculinity: men and their machines, Ulf Mellstrm; Contingency and desire: the ritual construction of masculinity in a right-wing political youth organization, Philip Lalander; A death mask of masculinity: the brotherhood of Norwegian right-wing skinheads, Katrine Fangen; Fathering, masculinity and parental relationships, Victor Jeleniewski Seidler; Mens lack of family orientation: some reflections on Scandinavian research on families, Christian Kullberg; Fatherhood and masculinity: non-resident fathers



construction of identity, Thomas Johansson; Masculinity and paranoia in Strindbergs 'The Father', Jrgen Lorentzen; Phallic lovers, non-phallic lovers: stereotyped masculinities in womens novels of the 1970s, Helena Wahlstrm; Fathers - the solution or part of the problem? Single mothers, their sons and social work, Thomas Johansson; Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The two 'Moulding Masculinities' volumes represent the first major publication in English of Northern European studies on masculinities. They focus on men’s relationships towards each other and their bodies, primarily from psycho-dynamic and social constructionist perspectives. The contributors are drawn from disciplines as diverse as sociology, social anthropology, media studies and sports sciences, and include scholars from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, The Netherlands, Germany, Australia, the UK and the USA. Investigating the relational aspects of masculinity, this volume describes how different masculinities are moulded within diverse structures and settings. It explores how men interact with each other and how they collectively react to and embody changing concepts of masculinity. By centering on the struggle and negotiation between different groups and discourses of masculinity and investigating the origin of dominant images and ideals of masculinity, these two volumes will widen international understanding of how historic forms of masculinity are interpreted, revived and combined in the process of moulding masculinities.