Overview

In this book Victor J Seidler, one of the leading contributors to the growing debate about masculinities, turns his attention to the lives of young men and their understandings of themselves as gendered beings. By contextualizing their experiences and subjectivities within a rapidly globalizing world, Seidler pays particular attention to the impact of the global media. How does the mass circulation of images of men's bodies, desires and sexualities affect their self-perception and behaviours, and how are these images framed within particular histories, cultures and traditions? Questioning universalist theories of 'hegemonic masculinities', the book argues that young men often feel caught between prevailing masculinities and their own struggle for self-definition. It explores both how the idea of men as 'the First Sex' has been established within the West and the ways in which men in other cultures and societies affirm their gendered identities. Seidler pioneers new methodologies that involve listening to the silences surrounding male experience as well as to oral testimonies. This enables innovative analysis of the contradictions young men are faced with in both creating their own gendered identities and establishing more equal relationships within a world of intense inequalities.

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Author:   Victor J. Seidler
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Zed Books Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.50cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.308kg
ISBN:  

9781842778074

ISBN 10:   1842778072
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   15 July 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction : Young Men and Masculinities 2. Masculinities, Histories, Cultures and Religions. 3. Listening, Speaking and Learning. 4. Questioning Adam : Men, Power and Love. 5. Rethinking Fatherhood. 6. Masculinities, Bodies and Emotional Lives. 7. Bodies, Desires, Pleasures and Love. 8. Authority, Identities, Bodies and Intimacies. 9. Bodies, Ethics, Fears and Desires. 10. Friends, Risks and Transgressions. 11. Risks, Fears, 'Race' and Belongings. 12. Risks, Self-Harm, Power and Control. 13. Young Men, Bodies, Sexualities and Health. 14. Young Men's Sexual and Reproductive Health. 15. Young Men, Families, Intimacies and Global Cultures.

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'Provocative ... recommended.' - CHOICE

Author Information

Victor Jeleniewski Seidler is Professor of Social Theory in the Department of Sociology, Goldsmiths College, University of London.

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