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The Men and the Boys Kindle Edition

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Men's issues are now a media staple. Men's health and education needs are on the public agenda. And, over the past two decades, international research on men and masculinity has blossomed. What have we learned in this time?

In The Men and the Boys, R.W. Connell argues that masculinity is not biologically determined, though it has a lot to do with men's bodies. Rather, cultural ideals of masculinity offer men interpretations of their bodies-interpretations which may be damaging and dangerous for them.

Masculinity takes different shapes in different cultures. And it can be changed. Through case studies, Connell shows how some men and boys feel obliged to live up to the dominant forms of masculinity, while others struggle to find alternative identities. She looks at how schools shape masculinities, and how men's health issues and attempts to combat violence are linked to men's gender conduct.

None of this is 'local' any more. Men, like women, are influenced by gender patterns on a world scale. From the media to the financial markets, globalisation impacts on the lives of men and boys, and this book includes pioneering work on globalisation and masculinities.

R.W. Connell is Professor of Education at the University of Sydney. She is internationally recognised as one of the world's leading researchers on men and masculinities. She is author fifteen books including Making the Difference, Gender and Power and Masculinities.

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14 June 2010
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In recent years, questions about men and boys have aroused remarkable media interest, public concern and controversy. Across the world, health services are noticing the relevance of men's gender to problems as diverse as road accidents, diet and sexually transmitted disease. Teachers are increasingly preoccupied with the poor educational performance of boys, and criminologists have begun to explore why men and boys continue to dominate the crime statistics.

In this timely new volume, Bob Connell - one of the world's leading authorities on masculinity - helps us to understand these developments, and make sense of the multiplying issues about men and boys. Five years on from the publication of his seminal study, Masculinities, Connell reflects on the growing social scientific research in this area. He assesses its strengths and weaknesses and explores its implications for contemporary problems from boys' education and men's health to international peacemaking.

Written in a lively and accessible way, this book will be essential reading for all students of sociology, politics and gender studies, as well as anyone interested in the future of gender relations.

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In recent years, questions about men and boys have aroused remarkable media interest, public concern and controversy. Across the world, health services are noticing the relevance of men's gender to problems as diverse as road accidents, diet and sexually transmitted disease. Teachers are increasingly preoccupied with the poor educational performance of boys, and criminologists have begun to explore why men and boys continue to dominate the crime statistics.

In this timely new volume, Bob Connell - one of the world's leading authorities on masculinity - helps us to understand these developments, and make sense of the multiplying issues about men and boys. Five years on from the publication of his seminal study, Masculinities, Connell reflects on the growing social scientific research in this area. He assesses its strengths and weaknesses and explores its implications for contemporary problems from boys' education and men's health to international peacemaking.

Written in a lively and accessible way, this book will be essential reading for all students of sociology, politics and gender studies, as well as anyone interested in the future of gender relations.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B003RWT3NS
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Allen & Unwin (14 June 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 593 KB
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Bianca

Livro muito indicado para quem realiza estudos na saúde do homem

Reviewed in Brazil on 23 July 2021

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Uso está referência para a compreensão de minhas pesquias

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Kerstin Joachimsen

Bibliotheksexemplar, aber brauchbar

Reviewed in Germany on 20 January 2018

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Gut brauchbares Bibliotheksexemplar. Inhaltlich unverzichtbar für Studien zum Thema Gender, die über das postmoderne, empiriefreie Dekonstruktionsartisten-Gefasel hinausgehen wollen. Oder die Ideologietext von Gender Feministinnen vom Schlage Schwarzer.

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Good reading

Reviewed in Canada on 19 February 2017

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T. Mueller

Another R.W. Connell masterpiece

Reviewed in the United States on 3 October 2011

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This book was a required reading for a class on masculinities in my undergrad. As with anything written by R.W. Connell, it is easy to read, understand, and relate to. I probably would have read it even if it hadn't been required. I've even loaned it out to friends who were interested in the subject. If you're interested in sex & gender theory or in masculinity/ies, I would recommend this book as well as others by R.W. Connell.

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