Author : Nigel Edley
Release : 2017-05-12
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 70X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Men and Masculinity: The Basics by : Nigel Edley
Download or read book Men and Masculinity: The Basics written by Nigel Edley. This book was released on 2017-05-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Men and Masculinity: The Basics is an accessible introduction to the academic study of masculinity which outlines the key ideas and most pressing issues concerning the field today. Providing readers with a framework for understanding these issues, it explores the ways that masculinity has been understood in the Social Sciences and Humanities to date. Addressing theories which view masculinity as being in a permanent state of flux and crisis, it explores such problem areas as: the male body men and work men and fatherhood male sexuality male violence. With a glossary of key terms, case studies reflecting the most important studies in the field of masculinity research and suggestions for further study, Men and Masculinity: The Basics is an essential read for anyone approaching the study of masculinity for the first time.