Challenging hegemonic masculinity / / Richard Howson

• Autore: Howson Richard <1961, >
• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (200 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.31
• Soggetto topico: Men; Masculinity
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-183) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Masculinity, hegemony and the new challenge; 2 Revolutionising the revolution; 3 'Ascendency in a play of social forces'; 4 The application of hegemony to gender; 5 Constructing a study of masculinities and family law; 6 A critico-historical analysis of masculinities and family law; 7 Radical pluralism; 8 Radical organic protest in gender; 9 Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In the past twenty years there has been a growing interest in the issues surrounding men and masculinity. Driven primarily by the second-wave feminist critique of the legitimacy or hegemony of masculine practice and culture, the hegemony of men in social spheres such as the family, law, and the workplace can no longer be taken for granted. Beginning with the work of Antonio Gramsci and a focus on developing the full complexity of his theory of hegemony, Howson's fascinating new book then moves on through theory, applications and analysis of various topical issues, discussing a
• Titolo autorizzato: Challenging hegemonic masculinity
• ISBN: 1-134-26267-1; 1-134-26268-X; 1-280-29158-3; 9786610291588; 0-203-69892-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783899803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Routledge advances in sociology ; ; 18.