Men and Masculinity: The Basics
is an accessible introduction to the academic study of masculinity which outlines the key ideas and most pressing issues concerning the field today. Providing readers with a framework for understanding these issues, it explores the ways that masculinity has been understood in the Social Sciences and Humanities to date. Addressing theories which view masculinity as being in a permanent state of flux and crisis, it explores such problem areas as:
the male body
men and work
men and fatherhood
male sexuality
male violence.
With a glossary of key terms, case studies reflecting the most important studies in the field of masculinity research and suggestions for further study,
is an essential read for anyone approaching the study of masculinity for the first time.