Recreating Men: Postmodern Masculinity Politics - Brossura

Pease, Bob

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ISBN 10: 0761962069 ISBN 13: 9780761962069

Casa editrice: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2000

Riassunto

One of the most central issues for women's prospects for equality is whether man can and will change. Changing the social relations of gender will involve changing men's subjectives as well as their daily practices. This book asks whether this is possible.

Bob Pease examines how men, who are supportive of feminism, are responding to the feminist challenge, through an exploration of their experiences and dilemmas in trying to live out their feminist commitment and resist hegemonic forms of masculinity.

The book is driven by practical as well as theoretical concerns, and aims to develop strategies that will promote the process of change towards equality in gender relations. Drawing on a critical postmo

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Recensione:

`Unlike many books by men on men, and most books by men on postmodernity, this is very well informed about and grounded in feminist work, and insistently pro-feminist in its approach to politics and change. It also deserves to be read whether or not you thought you were interested in either men or postmodernity. It really is about time the vast majority of men in the social sciences noticed the implicit gendering of their work and their politics, and this is a good book to help start that process' - Jeff Hearn, University of Manchester, and author of The Violences of Men

L'autore:

Bob Pease is in the School of Social Science and Planning, RMIT University

Su questa edizione

• Editore: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0761962069
• ISBN 13: 9780761962069
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 179