Deconstructing men & masculinities /

Deconstructing men & masculinities /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Atkinson, Michael, 1971-
Imprint:	Don Mills, Ont. : Oxford University Press, c2011.
Description:	x, 238 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Themes in Canadian sociology Themes in Canadian sociology.
Subject:	Masculinity -- Social aspects -- Canada. Masculinity -- Canada. Sex role -- Canada. Men -- Canada -- Social conditions -- 21st century. Men in mass media. Masculinity. Men in mass media. Men -- Social conditions. Sex role. Canada.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8847132

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Varying Form of Title:	Deconstructing men and masculinities
ISBN:	9780195430769 019543076X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-230) and index.
Summary:	"This comprehensive introduction to masculine identity politics in Canada offers a range of viewpoints, narratives, and evidence about the contested nature of masculinity. Drawing primarily on author Michael Atkinson's ethnographic research of Canadian men over the past decade, the text explores the idea of masculinity in crisis and the attempt by many men to move beyond this perceived crossroads. Atkinson reviews the historical links between masculinity and social power, the cultural associations between masculinity and violence, the role of masculinity in sports cultures, the problems of masculinity for young men, the mass mediation of masculinity and misandry, and the rise of alternative and 'feminine' masculinities. Never before have men's social roles, statuses, and identities been so open to cultural critique and redefinition; Deconstructing Men and Masculinities provides an engaging sociological narrative to guide readers through this ground-breaking area of study."--Publisher's website.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Masculinity in crisis?
Men, power, and pastiche hegemony
Violence, residue, and pastiche hegemony
The lost (and found) boys
Male femininities, metrosexualities, and liquid ubersexualities
Sporting masculinities
Mass-mediating risk masculinities
The unbearable whiteness of being
Epilogue.