Exploring Masculinities: Identity, Inequality, Continuity and Change

by C.J. Pascoe, Tristan Bridges

Exploring Masculinities: Identity, Inequality, Continuity, and Change is a comprehensive and contemporary reader for the growing field of men's and masculinities studies. It takes a conceptual approach by covering the wide range of scholarship being done on masculinities beyond the model of hegemonic masculinity. C.J. Pascoe and Tristan Bridges extend the boundaries of the field and provide a new framework for understanding masculinities studies. Rather than taking a topics-based approach to masculinity, Exploring Masculinities offers an innovative conceptual approach that enables students to study a given phenomenon from a variety of perspectives. It divides up the field in ways that provide accessible introductions to complex debates and key intra- and interdisciplinary distinctions. The book provides a portable set of conceptual tools on which scholars and students can rely to analyze masculinities in different contexts, time periods, and embodiments.

Genres: Gender, Theory, Nonfiction

448 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 2015

Reviews

[Tristan Bridges · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was an easy audience. And it would be unfair of me to review the book here. But, if you liked the book and would like to follow us, we also have a facebook page associated with the book (https://www.facebook.com/ExploringMas...) and twitter account (https://twitter.com/ExploringMascs). I hope it was as much fun to consume as it was to produce.

[DizzyDawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This textbook, in my opinion, is a great start to understanding the role of gender, specifically masculinity, within our society. By dividing the field of study into four parts a student is able to easily see how the study of masculinities have, and continue to develop, while exposing them to specific aspects of the field they may want to focus on.

[Sarah Feingold · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this for my soc 242 class and it was pretty enjoyable.