Unreasonable Men: Masculinity and Social Theory

ISBN-13: 9780415082945 / Angielski / Miękka / 1993 / 272 str.

Victor J. Seidler;Seidler Victor

Opis

Seidler argues that the identification of masculinity with reason has played a central role in Western social theory and philosophy. Reason is defined in opposition to nature, and mind set against body, as men have learnt to take their reason for granted.

Recenzje

`... this book can help to place securely on the agenda of sociologica studies an account where politics, emotions, ideology, thouth and practice appear alongside each othr in a form that challenges particular theoreticalpositions and opens up new areas.' - Reviewing Sociology

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Nature; Chapter 3 Reason; Chapter 4 Morality; Chapter 5 Freedom; Chapter 6 Identity; Chapter 7 Modernity; Chapter 8 Experience; Chapter 9 Feminism; Chapter 10 Masculinity; Chapter 11 Histories; Chapter 12 Relationships; Chapter 13 Language; Chapter 14 Sexuality; Chapter 15 Dependency; Chapter 16 Conclusion;

O autorze

Victor Jeleniewski Seidler is Reader in Social Theory in the Department of Sociology at Goldsmiths’ College, The University of London. He is the editor of The Achilles Heel Reader.