Plural Masculinities
Plural Masculinities
The Remaking of the Self in Private Life
Aboim, Sofia
Taylor & Francis Ltd
01/2010
206
Dura
Inglês
9780754674672
15 a 20 dias
Combining an empirical study based in Portugal with cross-national analyses of attitudes towards ideal gender arrangements in Europe and the US, this book examines the various ways in which men come to define their identities. It is of interest to those working in the fields of masculinities, gender studies and the sociology of the family.
Contents: Introduction: plural masculinities: evidence from the field; From dualism to pluralism: the power of categories and the making of gender; Domination, hegemony and hybrid selves: rethinking the plural dynamics of masculinity; Masculinities and private life: power behind the scenes; Labour and love: the gender division of labour and caring in a cross-national perspective; Inclusion, defamilializatiom, autonomy: the changing boundaries of masculinities within family life; Of pleasures and violence: sex and sexuality in men's discourses; Conclusion: reinventing patriarchy? Renegotiating power and identities; Bibliography; Index.
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Combining an empirical study based in Portugal with cross-national analyses of attitudes towards ideal gender arrangements in Europe and the US, this book examines the various ways in which men come to define their identities. It is of interest to those working in the fields of masculinities, gender studies and the sociology of the family.
Contents: Introduction: plural masculinities: evidence from the field; From dualism to pluralism: the power of categories and the making of gender; Domination, hegemony and hybrid selves: rethinking the plural dynamics of masculinity; Masculinities and private life: power behind the scenes; Labour and love: the gender division of labour and caring in a cross-national perspective; Inclusion, defamilializatiom, autonomy: the changing boundaries of masculinities within family life; Of pleasures and violence: sex and sexuality in men's discourses; Conclusion: reinventing patriarchy? Renegotiating power and identities; Bibliography; Index.
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