Men and masculinity : the basics /
| Author / Creator: | Edley, Nigel, author. |
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| Imprint: | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, 2017. |
| Description: | 185 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | The basics Basics (Routledge (Firm)) |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11309058 |
| Summary: | 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 185 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781138790360 1138790362 9781138790377 1138790370 9781315764245 |
