Men And Cultures
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Author |
: Roy F. Baumeister |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 317 |
Release |
: 2010-08-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780199705917 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0199705917 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (17 Downloads) |
Synopsis Is There Anything Good About Men? by : Roy F. Baumeister
Have men really been engaged in a centuries-old conspiracy to exploit and oppress women? Have the essential differences between men and women really been erased? Have men now become unnecessary? Are they good for anything at all? In Is There Anything Good About Men?, Roy Baumeister offers provocative answers to these and many other questions about the current state of manhood in America. Baumeister argues that relations between men and women are now and have always been more cooperative than antagonistic, that men and women are different in basic ways, and that successful cultures capitalize on these differences to outperform rival cultures. Amongst our ancestors---as with many other species--only the alpha males were able to reproduce, leading them to take more risks and to exhibit more aggressive and protective behaviors than women, whose evolutionary strategies required a different set of behaviors. Whereas women favor and excel at one-to-one intimate relationships, men compete with one another and build larger organizations and social networks from which culture grows. But cultures in turn exploit men by insisting that their role is to achieve and produce, to provide for others, and if necessary to sacrifice themselves. Baumeister shows that while men have greatly benefited from the culture they have created, they have also suffered because of it. Men may dominate the upper echelons of business and politics, but far more men than women die in work-related accidents, are incarcerated, or are killed in battle--facts nearly always left out of current gender debates. Engagingly written, brilliantly argued, and based on evidence from a wide range of disciplines, Is There Anything Good About Men? offers a new and far more balanced view of gender relations.
Author |
: Vic Seidler |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 216 |
Release |
: 2006-03-20 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781134198207 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1134198205 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (07 Downloads) |
Synopsis Transforming Masculinities by : Vic Seidler
Critically exploring the ways in which men and masculinities are commonly theorized, this multidisciplinary text opens up a discussion around such relationships, and shows that, as with feminisms, there is a diversity of theoretical traditions. It draws on a variety of examples, and explores new directions in the complexities of diverse male identities and emotional lives across different histories, cultures and traditions. This book: considers the experiences of different generations explores connections between masculinity and drugs investigates men and masculinities in a post-9/11 world considers new ways of thinking about male violence recognizes the importance of culture and provides spaces to explore different class, ‘race’ and ethnic masculinities. Written in a practical, versatile manner by an established author in this field, it points to new directions in thinking, and makes essential reading for advanced undergraduates, postgraduates and researchers in the fields of sociology, gender studies, politics, philosophy and psychology.
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Total Pages |
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Release |
: 2020 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:1229755558 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis Mental Health, Men and Culture: how Do Sociocultural Constructions of Masculinities Relate to Men's Mental Health Help-seeking Behaviour in the WHO European Region? by :
Author |
: Sabine Lang |
Publisher |
: University of Texas Press |
Total Pages |
: 420 |
Release |
: 2010-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780292777958 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0292777957 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis Men as Women, Women as Men by : Sabine Lang
As contemporary Native and non-Native Americans explore various forms of "gender bending" and gay and lesbian identities, interest has grown in "berdaches," the womanly men and manly women who existed in many Native American tribal cultures. Yet attempts to find current role models in these historical figures sometimes distort and oversimplify the historical realities. This book provides an objective, comprehensive study of Native American women-men and men-women across many tribal cultures and an extended time span. Sabine Lang explores such topics as their religious and secular roles; the relation of the roles of women-men and men-women to the roles of women and men in their respective societies; the ways in which gender-role change was carried out, legitimized, and explained in Native American cultures; the widely differing attitudes toward women-men and men-women in tribal cultures; and the role of these figures in Native mythology. Lang's findings challenge the apparent gender equality of the "berdache" institution, as well as the supposed universality of concepts such as homosexuality.
Author |
: Victor J. Seidler |
Publisher |
: Zed Books Ltd. |
Total Pages |
: 289 |
Release |
: 2013-07-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781848138056 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1848138059 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Synopsis Young Men and Masculinities by : Victor J. Seidler
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.
Author |
: Sarah Rutherford |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 420 |
Release |
: 2011-09-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780230307476 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0230307477 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis Women's Work, Men's Cultures by : Sarah Rutherford
Corporate diversity programs often fail because of resistance in workplace culture. The author sets out an approach to real change by analysing the role of organisational cultures in marginalising women workers. Based on academic research, case studies and interviews, the author presents a new model for changing organisational culture
Author |
: Mary Chapman |
Publisher |
: Univ of California Press |
Total Pages |
: 308 |
Release |
: 1999-10-12 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0520216229 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780520216228 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis Sentimental Men by : Mary Chapman
This text analyses cultural forms to demonstrate the centrality of masculine sentiment in American literary and cultural history. They analyze sentimentalism not just as a literary game but as a structure of feeling manifested in many areas.
Author |
: Linsey Robb |
Publisher |
: Springer |
Total Pages |
: 233 |
Release |
: 2017-11-04 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781349952908 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1349952907 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Synopsis Men, Masculinities and Male Culture in the Second World War by : Linsey Robb
This edited collection brings together cutting-edge research on British masculinities and male culture, considering the myriad ways British men experienced, understood and remembered their exploits during the Second World War, as active combatants, prisoners and as civilian workers. It examines male identities, roles and representations in the armed forces, with particular focus on the RAF, army, volunteers for dangerous duties and prisoners of war, and on the home front, with case studies of reserved occupations and Bletchley Park, and examines the ways such roles have been remembered in post-war years in memoirs, film and memorials. As such this analysis of previously underexplored male experiences makes a major contribution to the historiography of Britain in the Second World War, as well as to socio-cultural history, cultural studies and gender studies.
Author |
: Karen Halttunen |
Publisher |
: Yale University Press |
Total Pages |
: 284 |
Release |
: 1982-01-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0300037880 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780300037883 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Synopsis Confidence Men and Painted Women by : Karen Halttunen
Karen Halttunen draws a vivid picture of the social and cultural development of the upwardly mobile middle class, basing her study on a survey of the conduct manuals and fashion magazines of mid-nineteenth-century America. "An ingenious book: original, inventive, resourceful, and exciting. ... This book adds immeasurably to the current work on sentimental culture and American cultural history and brings to its task an inquisitive, fresh, and intelligent perspective. ... Essential reading for historians, literary critics, feminists, and cultural commentators who wish to study mid-nineteenth-century American culture and its relation to contemporary values."--Dianne F. Sadoff, American Quarterly "A compelling and beautifully developed study. ... Halttunen provides us with a subtle book that gently unfolds from her mastery of the subject and intelligent prose."--Paula S. Fass, Journal of Social History "Halttunen has done her homework--the research has been tremendous, the notes and bibliography are impressive, and the text is peppered with hundreds of quotes--and gives some real insight into an area of American culture and history where we might have never bothered to look."--John Hopkins, Times Literary Supplement "The kind of imaginative history that opens up new questions, that challenges conventional historical understanding, and demonstrates how provocative and exciting cultural history can be."--William R. Leach, The New England Quarterly "A stunning contribution to American cultural history."--Alan Trachtenberg
Author |
: Danny Kaplan |
Publisher |
: Berghahn Books |
Total Pages |
: 198 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1845451929 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781845451929 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Men We Loved by : Danny Kaplan
"Follows selected stories of friendship ranging over early childhood, school, the workplace, and some unique war experiences. This book explores the symbolism of friendship in rituals for the fallen soldiers, the commemoration of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, and the national infatuation with recovering bodies of missing soldiers".--BOOKJACKET.