Men and Masculinity: The Basics

<p><i>Men and Masculinity: The Basics</i> 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:</p><ul> <li>the male body </li> <li>men and work </li> <li>men and fatherhood </li> <li>male sexuality </li> <li>male violence. </li> </ul><p>With a glossary of key terms case studies reflecting the most important studies in the field of masculinity research and suggestions for further study <i>Men and Masculinity: The Basics </i>is an essential read for anyone approaching the study of masculinity for the first time.</p>