In this book, Michael Schwalbe offers a new perspective on the social construction of manhood and its relationship to domination. The study of men and masculinity has reached a dead end in part because it has lost touch with its feminist roots and has been seduced by the politically safe notion of "multiple masculinities." Manhood Acts sets out an alternative view that delineates the practices males use to construct "women" and "men" as unequal categories, to claim identities as men, and to compete for status as men. Schwalbe's argument reclaims the radical feminist insights that gender is a...

In this book, Michael Schwalbe offers a new perspective on the social construction of manhood and its relationship to domination. The study of men and masculinity has reached a dead end in part because it has lost touch with its feminist roots and has been seduced by the politically safe notion of "multiple masculinities." Manhood Acts sets out an alternative view that delineates the practices males use to construct "women" and "men" as unequal categories, to claim identities as men, and to compete for status as men. Schwalbe's argument reclaims the radical feminist insights that gender is a...

In Rigging the Game Michael Schwalbe offers a clear and compelling introduction to how the rules that shape economic life and everyday interaction generate and perpetuate inequality in American society. Guided by the questions How did the situation get this way? and How does it stay this way?, Schwalbe tracks inequality from its roots to its regulation. With its lively combination of analysis and stories, Rigging the Game is an innovative tool for teaching about the inequalities of race, class, and gender. In the final chapter, "Escaping the Inequality...