Men's domination of the public domain is obvious, yet this is often ignored in social and political analyses. This text examines the problems of public men within public patriarchies. It addresses two central questions. Why and how do men dominate in the public worlds of work, politics and culture? How do these public worlds construct public men and public masculinities in different and changing ways? These questions are examined through a focus on the past, specifically the period 1870-1920, a period of massive growth and transformation in the power of the public domain. A continuing theme...
Men's domination of the public domain is obvious, yet this is often ignored in social and political analyses. This text examines the problems of publi...
Men's domination of the public domain is obvious, yet this is often ignored in social and political analyses. This text examines the problems of public men within public patriarchies.
Men's domination of the public domain is obvious, yet this is often ignored in social and political analyses. This text examines the problems of publi...
Focusing on gender divisions in welfare, the author of this text explores the growing social concern with what to do with men. Key themes are the persistence of power and control by men in welfare and at the same time men's avoidance of welfare services. Chapters include discussions of: male violence; men as carers of spouses with disabilities; fatherhood; and unemployed men with employed partners. The book brings together theory and analysis of troubled masculinities in social policy, and is aimed at social workers and health professionals as well as students of social policy and women's...
Focusing on gender divisions in welfare, the author of this text explores the growing social concern with what to do with men. Key themes are the pers...
Focusing on gender divisions in welfare, the author of this text explores the growing social concern with what to do with men. Key themes are the persistence of power and control by men in welfare and at the same time men's avoidance of welfare services. Chapters include discussions of: male violence; men as carers of spouses with disabilities; fatherhood; and unemployed men with employed partners. The book brings together theory and analysis of troubled masculinities in social policy, and is aimed at social workers and health professionals as well as students of social policy and women's...
Focusing on gender divisions in welfare, the author of this text explores the growing social concern with what to do with men. Key themes are the pers...
Much has been written on the grand prospects for "Information Society"; much less on what this might mean in everyday terms. So what do we find when we look at what is happening in a society, Finland, that is one of closest to an information society? Bringing together studies of everyday local practices in workplaces within information society, this book has a special focus on social space and the agency of actors. It includes both theoretical reviews and detailed qualitative research. It also highlights the political challenges of the information society, challenges which are likely to...
Much has been written on the grand prospects for "Information Society"; much less on what this might mean in everyday terms. So what do we find when w...
The Handbook of Studies on Men and Masculinities is an interdisciplinary and international culmination of the growth of men's studies that also offers insight about future directions for the field. The Handbook provides a broad view of masculinities primarily across the social sciences, with the inclusion of important debates in some areas of the humanities and natural sciences. The various approaches presented in this Handbook range across different disciplines, theoretical perspectives, methodologies, and conceptualizations in relation to the topic of men. Editors Michael S. Kimmel, Jeff...
The Handbook of Studies on Men and Masculinities is an interdisciplinary and international culmination of the growth of men's studies that also off...
'This exceptionally interesting study provides an up-to-date and integrated perspective on organizations, violence, gender and sexuality. It pays particular attention to the power wielded by hierarchies of heterosexual men, and the ways in which this produces violence in different, carefully analyzed forms. This book is a major contribution to the construction of sociological and political knowledge that is not founded on the dominant definitions of heterosexual masculinities' - Professor Terrell Carver, University of Bristol 'This is a wide-ranging and authoritative book. The authors draw...
'This exceptionally interesting study provides an up-to-date and integrated perspective on organizations, violence, gender and sexuality. It pays part...
Most managers in most organizations in most countries are men. This book is the first international work to address the relationships between men, masculinities and managements. It examines the processes through which gendered managerial structures, cultures and practices are reproduced. Exploring top and middle managers, entrepreneurs, corporate executives, and public and private sector managers, the book breaks new ground by critically examining the gendered power processes that have largely been assumed and ignored by conventional organizational and management theory.
As well as...
Most managers in most organizations in most countries are men. This book is the first international work to address the relationships between men, mas...
This book compares the state of knowledge on men and masculinities in 14 countries across Europe, examining the effects of social change, Europeanization, globalization and new post-socialist configurations of Europe for men. Special attention is given to home and work, social exclusion, violence, and health.
This book compares the state of knowledge on men and masculinities in 14 countries across Europe, examining the effects of social change, Europeanizat...
This unique book examines the relationship between wounding and sexuality, bringing together issues around sexuality, gender, power, violence and representations. Drawing on a range of disciplines including cultural and media studies, sociology and psychology, it explores social practices such as S&M, cosmetic surgery and 'extreme' sports.
This unique book examines the relationship between wounding and sexuality, bringing together issues around sexuality, gender, power, violence and repr...
