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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822198803321

Autore

Seidler Victor J. <1945-, >

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2006

ISBN

1-134-19820-5

1-134-19821-3

1-280-37710-0

9786610377107

0-203-03055-9

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (165 p.)

Classificazione

71.32

Disciplina

305.31

Soggetti

Men - Social conditions

Men - Psychology

Men - Identity

Masculinity

Sex role

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 (p. [160]-175) and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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



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