The International Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities offers a comprehensive guide to the current state of scholarship about men, masculinities, and gender around the world. The Encyclopedia's coverage is comprehensive across three dimensions: areas of personal and social life, academic disciplines, and cultural and historical contexts and formations.

The Encyclopedia:

• examines every area of men's personal and social lives as shaped by gender
• covers masculinity politics, the men's groups and movements that have tried to change men's roles
• presents entries on working with particular groups of boys or men, from male patients to men in prison
• incorporates cross-disciplinary perspectives on and examinations of men, gender and gender relations
• gives comprehensive coverage of diverse cultural and historical formations of masculinity and the bodies of scholarship that have documented them.

The Encyclopedia of Men and Masculinities is composed of over 350 free-standing entries written from their individual perspectives by eminent scholars in their fields. Entries are organized alphabetically for general ease of access but also listed thematically at the front of the encyclopedia, for the convenience of readers with specific areas of interest.

About the Author
Michael Flood, Judith Kegan Gardiner, Bob Pease, Keith Pringle

Reviews

'What we have here, is a reference work that will provide coherent introductions to pretty well all the central concepts in the field, connect them up, and do all this for readers coming from all directions and wanting reliable and clear information'-- Stuart Hannabuss, Gray's School of Art

'This is long overdue'-- Stuart Hannabuss, Gray's School of Art

'This source could easily become a first stop for background and overviews on most topics of interest to those doing research on masculinity. It is a crucial resource for collections supporting students and scholars of gender studies and/or men's studies.' --R. L. Krajewski, Simmons College, Choice

'This is an excellent encyclopedia for all doctors and other staff involved in healthcare who are interested in areas relating to men, masculinity and gender research.' - Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association

'A crucial resource for collections supporting students and scholars of gender studies and/or men's studies. Summing Up: Essential. Lower-level undergraduates and above.'- Choice

'This new encyclopedia is up-to-date, scholarly, interdisciplinary and international in scope.' - Choice

Book Information
ISBN 9780415864541
Author Michael Flood
Format Paperback
Page Count 744
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 1270g