About this title: In this fresh look at the complicated nature of masculinity (which also serves as a powerful reply to "Iron John"), R. W. Connell provides a nuanced and incisive analysis of how our notions of masculinity have evolved in psychoanalysis, social science, feminist and gay theory, and historically in the creation of a global economy.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: University of California Press
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780520246980ISBN:0520246985
Description: Good. Standard used condition. May have light reading or storage wear. All orders processed within 2 business days. Ships from Foxboro MA. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley Los Angeles
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780520089983ISBN:0520089987
Description: Good. No Jacket. 0520089987 xii + 296 pp, preface, 3 parts with introductions / 10 chapters, notes, bibliography, index. Some yellow highlighting and ink marking, binding tight. 6" x 9.25" black covered boards (24 oz) read more
Edition: 2 REV ED
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: BLACKWELL PUBLISHERS Country = UNITED KINGDOM
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780745634272ISBN:0745634273
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 352 pages. (352 pages) focuses on the nature and construction of masculine identity. this work argues that there is not one masculinity, but many different masculinities, each associated with different positions of power. 0 edition 2 rev ed (Paperback) read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: University of California Press
ISBN-13:9780520089990ISBN:0520089995
Description: Good. Only lightly used. Book has minimal wear to cover and binding. A few pages may have small creases and minimal underlining. Book selection as BIG as Texas. read more
Binding: Pb.
Publisher: University of California Press, Berkeley
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780520089990ISBN:0520089995
Description: G+ 295 pages, notes, biblio, index, wrapper extremities bumped, tiny tear at top of spine from bump, top corner of front cover has small crease affecting several pages, spine very lightly creased, front cover lightly creased near spine, a few notes in pen and highlighting on several pages at beginning ot text. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Univ of California Pr, Berkeley
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9780520089990ISBN:0520089995
Description: Near Fine. 8vo. 295 pp. Examination of the notion of masculinity in Western culture and its effects on gender identity and power dynamics. Very light scuffing to cover. read more
Edition: 2nd edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: UNIV OF CALIFORNIA PR
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780520246980ISBN:0520246985
Description: New. "Bob Connell is the most fertile, astute and influential analyst of the myriad and messy meanings of masculinities on the planet. "The Men and the Boys boldly extends the scope, depth and power of the foundational work he laid in Masculinities to add... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780745634272ISBN:0745634273
Description: New. Focuses on the nature and construction of masculine identity. This work argues that there is not one masculinity, but many different masculinities, each associated with different positions of power. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: BLACKWELL PUBLISHERS
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780745634272ISBN:0745634273
Description: Published by Blackwell Publishers in 2005. Binding: Paperback. Number of pages: 352. Condition: Very Good. May show some slight signs of wear. #8546946 Shipped from UK. Delivery is usually 2-3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Allen & Unwin, Australia
Date Published: 1995
ISBN-13:9781863738255ISBN:1863738258
Description: Good. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 295 pages. Bibliography. Index. Black and white plates. "How masculinities are made and how they differ; why gender change occurs and how men handle it; how social science understands masculinity; how we can pursue social justice in a gendered world. "-from title page. read more
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"A very in-depth look at the concept of masculinity. Generally pretty good, although the author tends to stay within psychoanalytic veins of thought too much for my tastes (and against the author's own recommendations in the Introduction)."
"R.W Connell's book Masculinities provides a good general summary of the different avenues of knowledge that have been obtained to date on masculinities as a field of study. While each avenue of knowledge has provided insight into masculinities, Connell argues that they fall short in critical ways. He theorizes masculinities as "relational," in that it involves concepts of masculinity and femininity in relation to each other in addition to different forms of masculinity all relating to each other and all vying for cultural dominance. Hegemonic masculinity is whatever is culturally dominant within a particular society at a given period of time and it can change. It is important to note that hegemonic masculinity is not what men are-rather it is the ideal that they are trying to achieve because there are certain rewards at stake: such as power, recognition, money, and admiration. Men in power, then, are motivated to support hegemonic masculinity because of these rewards. Connell supports his theory of relational masculinities by gathering many life histories of men and exploring the plural nature of masculinities and their hierarchal arrangements in relation to each other. Connell is able to bring back the physical body into the studies of gender and social sciences without reverting to biological determinism by showing how some relational experiences are obtained by means of the physical body and then internalized to become a part of one's social and psychological identity. Thus the body is an important means of sending as well as receiving social messages.
Connell's book sparked some interesting ideas for me. I've always believed that hegemonic masculinity is bad news for women in general, but I'd never really considered the fact that hegemonic masculinity is a marginalizing force for many different types of men as well. It oppresses the men who try very hard but are not able to achieve the ideal, and it especially oppresses the men who aren't able to achieve the ideal and do not even make the attempt to support its dominance. Connell does not believe that there is a hegemonic femininity. I would disagree. I believe there are plural femininities that exist in a relational hierarchy to each other. The difference, in my opinion, is that the feminine ideal has been crafted and maintained by hegemonic masculinity. Women in most societies have not been able to define what it means to be female. It has already been defined for them. The situation has greatly improved for most women in Western societies, but we "girls" are still encouraged to have perfect hair, perfect bodies, perfect makeup, and to provide pleasant company for men while they rule the world. That's how I would define hegemonic femininity in current Western society. And though women do scramble and compete with each other to get to the top of that great imaginary pink pyramid, the rewards for doing so are quite meager indeed in comparison with patriarchal dividends.
Connell's observations do provide some avenues of hope though for a common feminist like me. If hegemonic masculinity is more fluid than I thought, and if progressive social movements can cause people to question current power structures and even forsake them altogether, then perhaps someday we can work toward a type of "humanist hegemony" that flattens the pyramid structure and rewards us all with equality, tolerance, and eradication of poverty. Connell directly addresses my research agenda by asking if it is actually masculinity that is a problem in gender politics or is it rather the institutional arrangements that produce inequality. I believe it is the latter."
"A sociological study among Australian men. Presents the comlexities of being male. An important book in light of the denegrating way in which men generally presented in the media. A bit of a tough read for me but ultimately worth struggling through."
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