Men's Ways of Being

ISBN-13: 9780813326535 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 276 str.

Christopher McLean; Cheryl White; Maggie Carey

Opis

This book addresses many of the crucial questions confronting gender studies. The readings included here have emerged from the experiences of men and women struggling to make sense of the impact of the men's movement on their individual lives and on their communities.Blending theory and practice and informed largely by postmodern and social constructionist perspectives, the chapters bring together personal issues and political concerns against a background of therapeutic and political approaches to change. The overall tone is hopeful, providing practical ways to move forward. However, issues of structured power, inequality, and oppression are firmly faced. Balancing these issues is the clearly empathetic understanding of the predicaments faced by men in their everyday lives. The editors are careful to offer an even-handed analysis of men's concerns without compromising women's struggle for gender justice.

Spis treści

New Directions in Theory and Psychology -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Part 1: Theory -- Chapter 1: The Politics of Men’s Pain -- Chapter 2: Dichotomies in the Making of Men -- Chapter 3: Cultural and Gender Accountability in the “Just Therapy” Approach -- Part 2: Men’s Development -- Chapter 4: Boys and Education in Australia -- Chapter 5: Healing the Mother Wound -- Chapter 6: Step by Step: Developing Respectful and Effective Ways of Working with Young Men to Reduce Violence -- Chapter 7: Moving Towards Respect: A Quest for Balance -- Chapter 8: Sunday Mowing -- Chapter 9: Growing Up as a Man -- Part 3: Partnership and Practice -- Chapter 10: Perspectives on the Men’s Movement -- Chapter 11: Men’s Culture, the Men’s Movement, and the Constitution of Men’s Lives -- Chapter 12: A Feminist Journeying through Masculinity -- Chapter 13: Adopting the Principle of Pro-Feminism -- Chapter 14: Partnership Accountability -- About the Editors and Contributors -- About the Book

O autorze

Christopher Mclean, Cheryl White