Synopses & Reviews
Much work has been produced in recent years regarding the critical studies of men's practices utilizing various feminist and pro-feminist perspectives. This book widens what has hitherto been a dialogue primarily within the Western democracies. The editors have brought together a number of established and new scholars to provide a broader critical analysis of men's practices across a wide range of socio-cultural settings.
Review
“This is a lively, up-beat, and readily accessible collection which should inform both theory and practice in years to come.”David H.J. Morgan, Emeritus Professor, Sociology, and author of
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About the Author
Bob Pease is Senior Lecturer in Social Work at RMIT University in Melbourne.
Keith Pringle is Professor in Comparative Social Policy and Co-Director of the International Centre for the Study of Violence and Abuse at the University of Sunderland.
Table of Contents
1. Introduction: Studying Men's Practices and Gender Relations in a Global Context -
Bob Pease and Keith Pringle Part 1: Transnational Contexts
2. Global Masculinities: Restoration and Resistance - Michael Kimmel
3. The White Ribbon Campaign: Involving Men and boys in Ending Global Violence against Women - Michael Kaufman
4. Adopting a Global Perspective on Fatherhood - Graeme Russell
5. Global Men's Health and the Crisis of Western Masculinity - Ben Wadham
Part 2: National Contexts
6. Nation, State and Welfare: The Cases of Finland and the UK - Jeff Hearn
7. Men as Social Workers in the UK: Professional Locations and Gendering global Discourses of Welfare - Alastair Christie
8. Men and Masculinities in Late-Modern Ireland - Harry Ferguson
9. Men's Practices in Prostitution: The Case of Sweden - Sven-Axel Mansson
10. Toward the End of 'Black Macho' in the United States: Preface to a (Pro) Womanist Vision of Black Manhood - Gary Lemon
11. Maculinities in Brazil: The Case of Brazilian Television Advertisements - Benedito Medrado, Jorge Lyra and Marko Monteiro
12. Unlearning Machismo: Men Changing Men in Post-Revolutionary Nicaragua - Patrick Welsh
13. Moving Beyond Mateship: Reconstructing Australian Men's Practices - Bob Pease
14. Gendering Services for Men in Hong Kong: Backlash or Pursuit of Gender Equity? - Chan Kam Wah
15. Saris, Men and Non-violence: Reflections on Indian Masculinity - Siddartha
16 Cultural Practices of Masculinity in Post-Apartheid South Africa - Ira Horowitz
Afterword
17. Globalizing Men: Rethinking Commonality and Diversity in Men's Practices - Keith Pringle and Bob Pease