Men's Studies

Emergent Masculinities in the Pacific focuses on the plasticity and contingent nature of Pacific Island masculinities over the course of colonial and postcolonial histories. The several case histories concern the use of sports to recuperate but also...

Men are commonly expected to act "masculine" (e.g., self-sufficient, stoic, strong, dependable, brave, tough, and hard-working) while avoiding stereotypically "feminine" traits (e.g., emotional expressivity, empathy, and nurturance). Few, however,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Best Book, Culture and Ideas 2022 and Best Book 2022.Book InformationISBN 9780815739876Author Richard ReevesFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint Brookings...

Since the mid-1970s men's studies, and gender studies has earned its place in scholarship. What's often missing from such studies, however, is the insight that the concept of gender in general, and that of masculinity in particular, can be understood...

This is the first historical account of the masculine stereotype as it evolved in modern Western culture. It shows how 20th-century fascism gave the manly ideal its extreme expression - in mass rallies that glorified the storm trooper while attacking...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781645037095Author Lyle J RubinFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Bold Type BooksPublisher Bold Type BooksWeight(grams) 505gDimensions(mm) 238mm * 158mm *...

Masculine domination is so anchored in our social practices and our unconscious that we hardly perceive it; it is so much in line with our expectations that we find it difficult to call into question. Pierre Bourdieu's analysis of Kabyle society provides...

Redundant Masculinities? investigates the links between the so-called 'crisis of masculinity' and contemporary changes in the labour market through the lives of young working class men. Allows the voices of poorly-educated young men to be heard.Looks at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781551522562Author David ChapmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 349Imprint Arsenal Pulp PressPublisher Arsenal Pulp PressWeight(grams) 1012g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781400071289Author Stephen ArterburnFormat PaperbackPage Count 192Imprint Waterbrook Press (A Division of Random House Inc)Publisher Waterbrook Press (A...

Explores how a younger and more sensitive form of masculinity emerged in the United States after World War II.In the decades that followed World War II, Americans searched for and often founds signs of a new masculinity that was younger, sensitive, and...

Masculinities in Theory is a clear, concise, and comprehensive introduction to the field of masculinity studies from a humanities perspective. Serves as a much-needed introduction to the field for students and scholars of cultural studies, literature,...

Drawing from political sociology, pop psychology, and film studies, Cinemas of Boyhood explores the important yet often overlooked subject of boys and boyhood in film. This collected volume features an eclectic range of films from British and Indian...

We live in an era in which many of the men occupying the highest seats of power--from the movie producer's chair to the desk chair of the Oval Office--think misogyny is perfectly permissible. The same dynamics repeat themselves at every scale. And yet,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958972045Author Mark MatousekFormat PaperbackPage Count 280Imprint Monkfish Book Publishing CompanyPublisher Monkfish Book Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781640091818Author Jared Yates SextonFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint CounterpointPublisher Counterpoint

Explores British cinematic representations of masculinityFrom the new man to the metrosexual, British society from the 1990s to the 2000s was pre-occupied with questions about masculinity, and more specifically with the idea that it was somehow 'in...

There was a time when everyone knew what a real man was... now, with changing times, values and roles, many men struggle with what it means to be a "real man" in the 21st Century. What does a real man look like? How does he act? What are his values...

Bech proposes a novel interpretation of the nature of masculinity and its connections with homosexuality. Besides a critical discussion of existing theories in the area, the author also analyses a rich variety of other materials, including novels, films...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781101986745Author Alexandra RobbinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint DuttonPublisher Penguin Books LtdWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm) 203mm * 134mm *...

In 1894, French army captain Alfred Dreyfus, an Alsatian Jew, was wrongly accused of passing military secrets to the Germans. The ensuing scandal has often been studied for what it reveals about French anti-Semitism and tensions between republicanism and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941768907Author Jed Diamond PhdFormat PaperbackPage Count 194Imprint Waterside ProductionsPublisher Waterside ProductionsWeight(grams) 268gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781904587286Author Chris CoekinFormat HardbackPage Count 96Imprint Dewi Lewis PublishingPublisher Dewi Lewis PublishingWeight(grams) 837g

Drawing on qualitative studies of teamsport athletes and fraternity members, this book describes the rapidly changing world of masculinities among men in both the United States and Great Britain. As cultural homophobia decreases, university-aged men are...

Although studies of gender in medieval culture have tended to focus on femininity, the study of medieval masculinities has developed greatly over the last few years. This book concentrates on this aspect of medieval gender studies, and looks at the ways...

Shyness & Love covers the only major study conducted to date on social anxiety disorder as it is manifested in informal, unstructured, male/female dating and courtship situations. It focuses on the causes-both biomedical as well as situational-of...

Political, domestic, and economic life is dominated by networks of powerful men. In Masculinity and Power Arthur Brittan analyses this state of affairs. He looks at the way in which biologists, psychologists and social scientists have attempted to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780974132464Author Earl W HippFormat PaperbackPage Count 174Imprint Human Resource Development PressPublisher Human Resource Development PressWeight(grams)...

Popular culture is awash with discussions about the difficulties associated with being a man. Television talk shows, media articles and government press releases discuss not simply the problem of men, but have more recently focused on the problems of...

The ebook edition of this title is Open Access, thanks to Knowledge Unlatched funding, and freely available to read online. How do we prepare for the penultimate stage of life? This is a crucial question now facing the ageing post-war generation. ...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780985452339Author Jack DonovanFormat HardbackPage Count 170Imprint Dissonant HumPublisher Dissonant HumWeight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 14mm

The late-twentieth-century anxiety about a 'crisis in masculinity' still persists today, particularly in English-speaking cultures. Studying Men and Masculinities offers an engaging and comprehensive overview of masculinity. Drawing on a wide range of...

When first published in 1948, Sexual Behavior in the Human Male encountered a storm of condemnation and acclaim. By unshackling sex research from flawed founding constraints, Kinsey revolutionized it. In this 75th anniversary edition, featuring a new...

Peter. Pecker. Wiener. Dick. Schlong. Penis. Whatever we choose to call it, the penis is more than just a body part. This A-to-Z encyclopedia explores the cultural meanings, interpretations, and activities associated with the penis over the centuries and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780375829871Author Robert CormierFormat PaperbackPage Count 14Imprint Knopf AustraliaPublisher Random House AustraliaWeight(grams) 200g

Award winner book of the Lee Ann Fujii Book Award, Paul Sweezy Outstanding Book Award, ISA Global Development Studies Best Book, co-winner of the ISA John Ruggie Annual Best Book Award, and co-winner of the Society for the Study of Social Problems Global...

The last decade has witnessed the phenomenal growth of the men's magazine market, raising important questions of a more general kind. What is the significance of the rise of men's lifestyle magazines for gender politics? Are we witnessing a backlash...

This book examines gendered language use in six gay male subcultures: drag queens, radical faeries, bears, circuit boys, barebackers, and leathermen. Within each subculture, unique patterns of language use challenge normative assumptions about gender and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780692977422Author Loren E PedersenFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Loren E Pedersen, PhDPublisher Loren E Pedersen, PhDWeight(grams)...

Media Sport Stars considers how masculinity and male identity are represented through images of sport and sport stars. From the pre-radio era to today's specialist TV channels, newspaper supplements and websites, Whannel traces the growing cultural...