Sofia Aboim

Plural Masculinities

The Remaking of the Self in Private Life

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Combining an empirical study based in Portugal with cross-national analyses of attitudes towards ideal gender arrangements in Europe and the USA, Plural Masculinities examines the various ways in which men come to define their identities and will appeal to those working in the fields of masculinities, gender studies and the sociology of the family.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 467g
• ISBN-13: 9780754674672
• ISBN-10: 0754674673
• Artikelnr.: 45002791

Autorenporträt

Sofia Aboim, Auxiliary Researcher, Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Lisbon, Portugal

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments; Introduction Plural Masculinities: Evidence from the
Field; Chapter 1 From Dualism to Pluralism: The Power of Categories and the
Making of Gender; Chapter 2 Domination, Hegemony and Hybrid Selves:
Rethinking the Plural Dynamics of Masculinity; Chapter 3 Masculinities and
Private Life: Power Behind the Scenes; Chapter 4 Labour and Love: The
Gender Division of Labour and Caring in a Cross-National Perspective;
Chapter 5 Inclusion, Defamilialization, Autonomy: The Changing Boundaries
of Masculinities within Family Life; Chapter 6 Of Pleasure and Violence:
Sex and Sexuality in Men's Discourses; Conclusion Reinventing Patriarchy?
Renegotiating Power and Identities;