| Description |
254 pages ; 21 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction Australian masculinities / R.W. Connell -- 1. Masculinity, (homo)sexuality and contemporary sexual politics / Gary W. Dowsett -- 2. Car culture, technological dominance and younger men of the working class / Linley Walker -- 3. Fantasy islands: desire, 'race' and violence / Chris Cunneen, Julie Stubbs -- 4. 'A gross overreaction': violence, honour and the sanctified heterosexual male body / Stephen Tomsen -- 5. Men, identity and military culture / Katerina Agostino -- 6. Protest masculinity and Lebanese youth in western Sydney: an ethnographic study / Scott Poynting, Greg Noble, Paul Tabar -- 7. Studying up: the masculinity of the hegemonic / Mike Donaldson -- 8. Aussie Rules! Schoolboy football and masculine embodiment / Nikki Wood -- 9. A man's game: sport and masculinities / David Rowe, Jim McKay -- Notes -- Cases and legal materials -- Cases cited -- Works cited -- Index |
| Summary |
Offers a full sampling of the best sociological research being conducted on masculinity in Australia, and reflects the importance of feminist, critical and queer analyses of gender and sexuality. The book rejects fixed notions of masculinity, which can prevail in both men's movements and radical feminist positions |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: (pages 224-248) |
| Subject |
Men -- Australia -- Psychology.
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Masculinity -- Australia.
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| Author |
Donaldson, Mike.
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Tomsen, Stephen.
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| LC no. |
2003495536 |
| ISBN |
1864031212 paperback |
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