Men and Masculinity: The Basics: The Basics

The Basics

by Nigel Edley

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, Men and Masculinity: The Basics is an essential read for anyone approaching the study of masculinity for the first time.

186 pages, Hardcover

Published May 11, 2017

Reviews

[Carol Colfer · Rating 3 out of 5]

I imagine this would get a higher score if I were a freshman in college trying to learn about masculinities (which is fair, given the title). I was hoping for some insights that would help me more meaningfully incorporate attention to masculinities in my own work on gender. I'm afraid it wasn't very useful for that purpose. It's well written, easy to read, probably informative for those unfamiliar with any masculinity studies. It just wasn't what I was looking for. It has sections on men (or males) and fatherhood, the body, work, violence---in some ways it covers all the bases from a men's perspective (which is legitimate). But I'm interested in the intersection of male and female concerns and power. That was not dealt with at all in this book.