Masculinities - Softcover

Connell, R W

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0520246985 ISBN 13: 9780520246980

Publisher: University of California Press, 2005

Synopsis

This is an exciting new edition of R.W. Connell's groundbreaking text, which has become a classic work on the nature and construction of masculine identity. In its first edition, Masculinities provided one of the most important voices in feminist scholarship by men. Connell argued that there is no such thing as a single concept of masculinity, but, rather, that many different masculinities exist, each associated with different positions of power. In a world in which gender order continues to extend privilege to men over women, but that also raises difficult issues for men and boys, Connell's account is more pertinent than ever.

In the new edition's substantial new introduction and conclusion, Connell discusses the development of masculinity studies in the ten years since the book's initial publication. She explores global gender relations, new theories, and practical uses of masculinity research. Looking to the future, her new concluding chapter addresses the politics of masculinities, and the implications of masculinity research as a way of understanding current world issues. Against the backdrop of an increasingly divided world, one that is presently dominated by neo-conservative politics, Connell's account highlights a series of compelling questions about the future of human society.

This second edition of Connell's classic book will be essential reading for students taking courses on masculinities and gender studies and will be of interest to students and scholars across the humanities and social sciences.

About this title

About the Author

R. W. Connell is Professor of Education at the University of Sydney in Australia. She is the author of The Men and the Boys (California, 2001) among other books on gender.

From the Back Cover

FROM THE PREVIOUS EDITION:

"Clearly written and sophisticated, this book presents Connell's ideas about males and the social phenomena that interact with gender."--Choice

"Connell's book is the fundamental study on masculinity as a formative factor on modern social inequality, and also of the most important books in the social sciences in recent years."--Journal for the Study of British Cultures

"A wonderful book; engagingly written, broadly researched, and politically useful. It is certainly one of the best of the recent, to use Connell's witty phrase, 'books about men.'"--Australian Journal of Political Science

Edition details

• Publisher: University of California Press
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0520246985
• ISBN 13: 9780520246980
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 349