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Record Nr.

UNINA9910817797603321

Autore

Dowd Nancy E. <1949->

Titolo

The man question : male subordination and privilege / / Nancy Dowd

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : New York University Press, 2010

ISBN

0-8147-8537-9

0-8147-2094-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Disciplina

305.31

Soggetti

Fatherhood

Feminist theory

Masculinity

Men - Legal status, laws, etc

Sex and law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Men, Masculinities, and Feminist Theory -- 3. Masculinities Theory and Practice -- 4. Toward a New Theory of Feminist Jurisprudence -- Part II. Boys -- 5. Boys and Education -- 6. Boys and Juvenile Justice -- 7. Men and Fatherhood -- 8. Men and Sexual Abuse -- 9. Conclusion -- References -- Index -- About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Among the many important tools feminist legal theorists have given scholars is that of anti-essentialism: all women are not created equal, and privilege varies greatly by circumstances,particularly that of race and class. Yet at the same time, feminist legal theory tends to view men through an essentialist lens, in which men are created equal. The study of masculinities, inspired by feminist theory to explore the construction of manhood and masculinity, questions the real circumstances of men, not in order to deny men’s privilege but to explore in particular how privilege is constructed, and what price is paid for it.In this groundbreaking work, feminist legal theorist Nancy E. Dowd exhorts readers to apply the anti-essentialist model—so dominant in feminist jurisprudence—to the study of masculinities. She demonstrates how men’s treatment by the law and society in general varies by race,



economic position, sexuality, and other factors. She applies these insights to both boys and men, examining how masculinities analysis exposes both privilege and subordination. She examines men’s experienceof fatherhood and sexual abuse, and boys’ experience in the contexts of education and juvenile justice. Ultimately, Dowd calls for a more inclusive feminist theory, which, by acknowledging the study of masculinities, can broaden our understanding of privilege and subordination.