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Michael S. Kimmel

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The United States

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Gender Studies, Social Sciences, Masculinity Studies

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Michael Scott Kimmel is an American sociologist, specializing in gender studies. He is among the leading researchers and writers on men and masculinity in the world today. The author or editor of more than twenty volumes, his books include The Politics of Manhood, and The History of Men (2005).

His documentary history, "Against the Tide: Pro-Feminist Men in the United States, 1776-1990" (Beacon, 1992), chronicled men who supported women’s equality since the founding of the country. His book, Manhood in America: A Cultural History (1996) was hailed as the definitive work on the subject. Reviewers called the book "wide-ranging, level headed, human and deeply interesting," "superb...thorough, impressive and fascinating."

His most recent book, Gu...more

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Books by Michael S. Kimmel

Average rating: 3.74 · 657 ratings · 126 reviews · 78 distinct works

	Guyland: The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men 3.59 avg rating — 390 ratings — published 2008 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Manhood in America: A Cultural History 4.05 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 1996 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Men's Lives: by Michael S. Kimmel, Michael A. Messner (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 40 ratings — 8 editions	My rating:
	Privilege: A Reader by Michael S. Kimmel (Editor), Abby L. Ferber (Editor) 4.38 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	My rating:
	The Gendered Society Reader 4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 2003	My rating:
	The Gendered Society by Mark P. O. Morford, Mark P. Morford, Amy Aronson (Editor) 4.08 avg rating — 77 ratings — published 2000 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Sociology Now by Michael S. Kimmel, Amy Aronson 3.25 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Misframing Men: The Politics of Contemporary Masculinities 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2010 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Gender of Desire: Essays on Male Sexuality 3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Men Confront Pornography 3.55 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1990 — 2 editions	My rating:

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“Feminism expects a man to be ethical, emotionally present, and accountable to his values in his actions with women — as well as with other men. Feminism loves men enough to expect them to act more honorably and actually believes them capable of doing so.”
― Michael S. Kimmel

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“Single parents - both women and men - can play as critical a role as the traditional two-parent family, and gay and lesbian parents can, and do, raise happy, resilient children. When it comes to family life, form is not merely as important as content. Feeling loved and supported, nurtured and safe, is far more critical than the 'package' it comes in.”
― Michael S. Kimmel, Guyland

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