Gender (Modern Sociology Library · Sociology of Sex Translation Series)

Author: R.W. Cornell
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: This book comprehensively and systematically introduces and analyzes the issue of masculinity, and re-evaluates the research and theories on masculinity. The book is divided into three parts. The first part examines methods of understanding masculinity, reviewing the main attempts to create a science of masculinity through psychoanalytic research and social studies in this century. The second part elaborates on the author's insights into masculinity gained from field research, demonstrating the complexity and multiple possibilities of changes in masculinity. The third part explores the global history of masculinity over the past few centuries and analyzes the specific forms of contemporary Western male politics. Finally, from the perspective of social justice in gender relations, it reflects on the political implications of current knowledge about masculinity.