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OverviewThe construction of masculinity is becoming a field of growing interest because it is opening up new and fascinating perspectives, thus adding a further dimension to Gender Studies. However, so far the analysis has focused mostly on homosexuality. By contrast, the author examines social processes and relations that constitute hegemonic masculinity, the central model that attempts to subordinate alternative masculinities, and which is the model of male domination, compulsory monogamy, heterosexuality and reproduction. It is fascinating to follow the author as he gradually unfolds this kind of masculinity in its nearly pure state. Moreover, he involves the reader in his critical reflections on the material and invites him or her to give some thought to such wider questions as whether the hegemonic male is more resistant to change in oral cultures than in urban settings, or up to which point the agents of domination are also its victims. In fact, the author concludes that the hegemonic male is an ideal model practically unattainable by any single man, which exerts over all men a strong controlling power and often forces on them ritualization of everyday behavior that leads to an impoverishment of their lives. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Miguel Vale de AlmeidaPublisher: Berghahn Books, Incorporated Imprint: Berghahn Books, Incorporated Edition: illustrated edition Volume: 4 Dimensions: Width: 14.10cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 22.00cm Weight: 0.249kg ISBN: 9781571818911ISBN 10: 157181891 Pages: 192 Publication Date: 15 August 1996 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 1921 Ch 1. Electricity and Gravitation 20 1922 Ch 2. Two Letters by Einstein and Weyl on a Metaphysical Question 25 1927 Ch 3. Time Relations in the Cosmos, Proper Time, Lived Time, and Metaphysical Time 29 1932 Ch 4. The Open World: Three Lectures on the Metaphysical Implications of Science 34 1934 Ch 5. Mind and Nature 83 1946 Ch 6. Address at the Princeton Bicentennial Conference 162 ca.1949 Ch 7. Man and the Foundations of Science 175 1954 Ch 8. The Unity of Knowledge 194 1955 Ch 9. Insight and Reflection 204 Notes 223 References 241 Acknowledgments 253 Index 255Reviews... A stimulating and skillfully crafted book ... An important contribution to gender studies and to the anthropology of Europe. * Choice, Outstanding Academic Book of the Year, 1997. ... a highly successful study which maps masculinity in all its 'constructedness' and fragility ... it is excellent on the present and its immediate historical past. * South European Society & Politics This detailed and meticulously researched book will be valuable to anthropologists, but also toreaders interested in Southern Europe and Gender Studies. * Journal of Area Studies ... an important addition to the literature of gender studies ... well worth reading. * H-Net Reviews (H-SAE) Author InformationMiguel Vale de Almeida is lecturer of Anthropology at I.S.C.T.E., Lisbon. He is also a political and social activist in Portugal, and a fiction writer. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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