Synopses & Reviews
This anthology of readings designed for gender studies or men's studies courses is organized around specific themes and issues, including men in marriage, socialization, men and employment, and men in trouble. Selections are drawn from interviews and first-person narratives, as well as from more traditional academic sources.
Table of Contents
Section One: Just Because Theyre Men. 1. The Cultural Construction of Gender and Manhood, James G. Peoples. 2. Night to His Day: The Social Construction of Gender, Judith Lorber. 3. Masculinity as Homophobia: Fear, Shame, and Silence in the Construction of Gender Identity, Michael S. Kimmel. 4. Macho: Contemporary Conceptions, Alfredo Mirande. Section Two: Making Men Out Of Them: Male Socialization In Childhood And Adolescence. 5. Markers to Manhood: Samburu, David Gilmore. 6. Inside the World of Boys: Behind the Mask of Masculinity, William Pollack. 7. Football Ritual and the Social Reproduction of Masculinity, Donald F. Sabo and Joe Panepinto. 8. Trains, Nathan McCall. 9. He Defies You Still, Tommi Avicolli. 10. The Kid No One Noticed, Jonah Blank. Section Three: Men As Friends. 11. Mens Friendships: Mismeasured, Demeaned, and Misunderstood?, Kim G. Dolgin. 12. Men, Women, and Friendship: What They Say, What They Do, Karen Walker. 13. Covert Intimacy: Closeness in Mens Friendships, Scott Swain. 14. Men Have Friends, Too!, Richard Nightengale. 15. All American Guys, Bernard Lefkowitz. Section Four: Men In Families. 16. Couples Watching Television: Gender, Power and the Remote Control, Alexis Walker. 17. Trading Places: Changes in Gender Roles Within the Iranian Immigrant Family, Ali Akbar Mahdi. 18. Thinking About the Baby: Gender and the Division of Infant Care, Susan Walzer. 19. Japanese Families: The Fathers Place in a Changing World, Gary DeCoker. 20. Doing It Fairly: A Study of Postgender Marriages, Barbara J. Risman and Dannette Johnson-Summerford. 21. Generative Fathering After Divorce and Remarriage: Beyond the Disappearing Dad, Kay Pasley and Carmelle Minton. 22. Patriarchal Terrorism and Common Couple Violence: Two Forms of Violence Against Women. 23. Straight from the Heart, Rod and Bob Jackson-Paris. 24. The Puerto Rican Dummy and the Merciful Son, Martin Espanda. 25. Stardust Memories 273, Mark Neilsen. Section Five: Men And Employment. 26. Giving at the Office, Arlie Russell Hochschild. 27. When You Get Laid Off, Its Like You Lose a Part of Yourself, Lillian B. Rubin. 28. Leaving Work and Staying Home: The Impact on Men of Terminating the Male-Economic-Provider Role, Theodore F. Cohen and John Durst. 29. The Meaning and Significance of Race, William Julius Wilson. 30. Dimensions of the Closet, James Woods. 31. The Indignities of Unemployment, Kenneth W. Brown. 32. Retirement Dinner, Bob Greene. Section Six: Men In Trouble. 33. Surviving and Thriving: Men and Physical Health, Christopher Kilmartin. 34. Mens Hidden Depression, Terrence Real. 35. Fraternities and Collegiate Rape Culture: Why Are Some Fraternities More Dangerous Places for Women, A. Ayres Boswell and Joan Spade. 36. The Coach, the Player...and their Demons, Bill Minutaglio. 37. Rage of the American Male, Susan Faludi. Section Seven: Movements Of Men And The Politics Of Masculinity. 38. Essentialist Retreats: The Mythopoetic Movement and the Christian Promise Keepers, Michael Messner. 39. African American Men: The Challenge of Racism, Kenneth Clatterbaugh. 40. (In)Secure Times: Constructing White Working-Class Masculinities in the Late 20th Century, Michelle Fine, Lois Weis, Judi Addelston, and Julia Marusza. 41. The Feminist Mans Manifesto, Jon Morgan.