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Edited by two of the field's most prominent researchers, this best-selling reader on men and masculinity contains the most current articles available.Organized around themes that define masculinity, this reader takes a life-course perspective, using the idea that men (as well as women) are “gendered” and that this gendering process is a central experience for men. Booknews An anthology of essays organized around specific themes and issues such as men in families, from boys to men, rites of passage in male institutions, work, health, and sexuality. Utilizes a social- constructionist perspective and examines variations that exist among men in relation to class, race, and sexuality. Topics include mythopoetic men's work, rape and violence, stereotypes of black male sexuality, and gays in the military. Lacks an index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
PrefaceIntroductionPt. 1Perspectives on Masculinities11The Construction of Masculinity and the Triad of Men's Violence42The Black Male: Searching Beyond Stereotypes183Chicano Men and Masculinity254All Men Are Not Created Equal: Asian Men in U.S. History355Of Mice and Supermen: Images of Jewish Masculinity456The Life and Death of Gay Clones557Older Men as Invisible in Contemporary Society68Pt. 2Boyhood858Girls and Boys Together ... but Mostly Apart: Gender Arrangements in Elementary School919The Boy Scouts and the Validation of Masculinity10110Boyhood, Organized Sports, and the Construction of Masculinities10911Learning to Fight12212Warrior Narratives in the Kindergarten Classroom: Renegotiating the Social Contract?12713Disruptions: Improper Masculinities and Schooling14114Memories of Childhood and Early Adolescent Sexual Feelings Among Gay and Bisexual Boys: A Narrative Approach155Pt. 3Collegiate Masculinities: Privilege and Peril16915The Fraternal Bond as a Joking Relationship: A Case Study of the Role of Sexist Jokes in Male Group Bonding17116Fraternities and Collegiate Rape Culture: Why Are some Fraternities More Dangerous Places for Women?18217Male Student-Athletes Reported for Sexual Assault: A Survey of Campus Police Departments and Judicial Affairs Offices19418The Last Bastion of Masculinity: Gender Politics at The Citadel205Pt. 4Men with Men: Friendships and Fears22119"I'm Not Friends the Way She's Friends": Ideological and Behavioral Constructions of Masculinity in Men's Friendships22320Homophobia Among Men: Supporting and Defining the Male Role23721The Politics of Gay Men's Friendships25022Psychological Heterosexism and Anti-Gay Violence: The Social Psychology of Bigotry and Bashing25423The Truth About Male Friendships267Pt. 5Men and Work27124Class, Gender, and Machismo: The "Treacherous-Woman" Folklore of Mexican Male Workers27325The Glass Escalator: Hidden Advantages for Men in the "Female" Professions28526Rambo Litigators: Emotional Labor in a Male Occupation30027Hitting Bottom: Homelessness, Poverty, and Masculinity31828Boundary Lines: Labelling Sexual Harassment in Restaurants328Pt. 6Men and Health: Body and Mind34529Masculinities and Men's Health: Moving Toward Post-Superman Era Prevention34730Sexual Adaptations Among Gay Men with HIV36231Confessions of a Nice Negro, or Why I Shaved My Head37832How to Build a Man38533If Men Could Menstruate39034Coming to Terms: Masculinity and Physical Disability392Pt. 7Men with Women: Intimacy and Power40735The Approach-Avoidance Dance: Men, Women, and Intimacy40936Black Male-Black Female Conflict: Individually Caused and Culturally Nurtured41537The Inexpressive Male: Tragedy or Sexual Politics?42338"Let's Get a Girl": Male Bonding Rituals in America43139Men on Rape43740Getting Off on Feminism444Pt. 8Male Sexualities45341Hard Issues and Soft Spots: Counselling Men About Sexuality45542Stereotypes of Black Male Sexuality: The Facts Behind the Myths46643The Heterosexual Questionnaire47244Chicano Men: A Cartography of Homosexual Identity and Behavior47345Sociocultural Facts of the Black Gay Male Experience48746Looking for My Penis: The Eroticized Asian in Gay Video Porn495Pt. 9Men in Families50547Life-styles of Gay Husbands and Fathers50748The Second Shift: Employed Women Are Putting in Another Day of Work51549Stability and Change in Chicano Men's Family Lives52050The African-American Father's Roles Within the Family53751The Fathers' Rights Movement: Contradictions in Rhetoric and Practice548Pt. 10Men and the Future56352Mythopoetic Men's Work as a Search for Communitas56553Men: Comrades in Struggle57854Racism, Sexism, and a Million Men58855Statement of Principles59156The Struggle for Men's Souls592Contributors595
