Global Masculinities: Interrogations and Reconstructions

ISBN-13: 9780367001919 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 236 str.

Mangesh Kulkarni; Rimjhim Jain (Associate Editor)

Opis

This volume interrogates the myriad practices and myth-making that underlie constructions of masculinities around the world. It will be indispensable to researchers interested in critical masculinity studies, women’s studies, sociology, social anthropology, law, public policy, and political science.

Spis treści

Lists of figures. List of tables. List of contributors. Foreword by Raewyn Connell. Foreword by Abhijit Das. Preface by Rimjhim Jain. Acknowledgments. Introduction: engaging global masculinities, Mangesh Kulkarni.  1. Making men: the cultural politics of male initiation rites in South Africa, Nolwazi Mkhwanazi  2. Social norms, social structure and law in Nepal: patriarchy, violence against women and the three-headed hydra, Sanjeev Uprety  3.Transforming masculinities as a contribution to conflict prevention? Hannah Wright  4. Masculinity and violence against women: exploring the practices of young men in Bangladesh, Shashish Shami Kamal  5. Beyond male role models: gender identities and work with young men in the UK, Sandy Ruxton, Martin Robb, Brid Featherstone and Michael R.M. Ward  6. Interpersonal neurobiology and the prevention of gender-based violence, Baron Oron and Alice Welbourn  7. Masculinities, faith and ending gender-based violence in the African Great Lakes region, Africa, Prabu Deepan and Lizle Loots  8. Engaging men in ending men’s violence against women: beyond the mantras and towards more effective practice, Michael Flood  9. Involving men in sharing the contraceptive burden: experiences from a community intervention with men in Madhya Pradesh, India, Sana Contractor, Shreeti Shakya, Satish Kumar Singh and Mahendra Kumar  10. The role of male Dais (Huarku) in childbirth in a tribal block in Nandurbar district of Maharashtra, India, Sneha Baldeo Makkad and Mira Sadgopal  11. Opportunities and challenges for promoting new concepts of fatherhood in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Srđjan Dušanić  12. Migrating males and gender role exchange: a study on how Indonesian males perceive their masculinities through caregiving activities, Valentina Yulita Dyah Utari  13. A Brazilian policy toward men’s healthcare and gender equity, Eduardo Schwarz and Daniel Costa Lima. Index