Understanding the experiences of men in U.S. society   Edited by two of the field’s most prominent researchers, Men’s Lives, 9th edition, reflects on the question “What does it mean to be a man in contemporary U.S. society?”   Organized around themes that define masculinity, this reader uses a social-constructionist view to examine how men construct masculinity within a social and historical context.   Learning Goals Upon completing this book, readers will be able to: Understand how different groups—working class men, men of color, gay men, older men, younger men, and boys—construct different versions of masculinity Examine the social roles of both men and women and the different forms that gender inequality can take Consider gender relations and how men and women relate to each other Understand how recent research by feminist scholars and pro-feminist men links to social change activism  

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In this Section: 1) Brief Table of Contents 2) Full Table of Contents   1) Brief Table of Contents   Part 1: Masculinities Part II: Boyhood Part III: Collegiate Masculinities: Privilege and Peril Part IV: Men and Work Part V: Men and Health: Body and Mind Part VI: Men in Relationships Part VII: Male Sexualities Part VIII: Men in Families Part IX: Masculinities in Religion Part X: Masculinities in the Media and Popular Culture Part XI: Violence and Masculinities Part XII: Men, Movements and the Future   2) Full Table of Conents   Part 1: Masculinities Editors’ Introduction 1. Martha McCaughey, “Cavemen Masculinity” 2. Paul Kivel, “The Be a Man Box” 3. Yen Le Espiritu, “All Men Are Not Created Equal: Asian Men in U.S. History” 4. Jewel Woods: The Black Male Privilege Checklist 5. Edward Flores & Hernan Ramirez : “Latino Masculinities in the Post-9/11 Era”   Part II: Boyhood Editors’ Introduction 6.    Ellen Jordan, Angela Cowan, “Warrior Narratives in the Kindergarten Classroom: Renegotiating the Social Contract?” 7.    Emily Kane, “No way my boys are going to be like that! Parents’ responses to children’s gender nonconformity” 8.    C.J. Pascoe, “Guys are Just Homophobic” 9.    Ann Ferguson, “Making a Name for Yourself: Transgressive Acts and Gender Performance”  10.  Kimmel: “What About the Boys?”   Part III: Collegiate Masculinities: Privilege and Peril Editors’ Introduction 11.    Michael Kimmel, “Guyland: Gendering the Transition to Adulthood” 12.    Frank Harris  “College Men’s Meanings of Masculinities” 13.    Rocco L. Capraro, “Why College Men Drink: Alcohol, Adventure and the Paradox of Masculinity” 14.    Greg Bortnichak, “The Starbucks Intervention”   Part IV: Men and Work Editors’ Introduction 15.    Christine L. Williams, “The Glass Escalator: Hidden Advantages for Men in the ‘Female’ Professions” 16.    Adia Harvey Wingfield: Racializing the Glass Escalator: Reconsidering Men’s Experiences with Women’s Work 17.    Beth A. Quinn, “Sexual Harassment and Masculinity: The Power and Meaning of ‘Girl Watching’” 18.    Kristen Schilt, “Just one of the guys?: How transman make gender visible at work”   Part V: Men and Health: Body and Mind Editors’ Introduction 19.    Don Sabo, “Masculinities and Men’s Health: Moving Toward Post-Superman Era Prevention” 20.    Katherine Slevin and Thomas Linneman, “Old Gay Men’s Bodies” 21.    Gloria Steinem, “If Men Could Menstruate” 22.    Shari L. Dworkin, “Masculinity, health, and human rights:  A sociocultural framework 23.    Tristan Bridges: “Gender Capital and Male Bodybuilders”   Part VI: Men in Relationships Editors’ Introduction 24.    Neill Korobov: “He’s Got no Game…” 25.    Peter M. Nardi, “The Politics of Gay Men’s Friendships” 26.    Peggy Giordano, Monica Longmore, and Wendy Manning, “Gender and the Meanings of Adolescent Romantic Relationships: A Focus on Boys” 27.    Kathleen Gerson: “Men’s Resistance to Equal Sharing”   Part VII: Male Sexualities Editors’ Introduction 28.    Michael A. Messner, “Becoming 100 Percent Straight” 29.    M. Rochlin, “The Heterosexual Questionnaire” 30.    Robert Jensen, “A Pornographic World” 31.    Chong-suk Han, “The Don’t Want to Cruise your Type: Gay Men of Color and the Racial Politics of Exclusion” 32.    Julia O’Connell Davidson, Jacqueline Sanchez Taylor, “Fantasy Islands: Exploring the Demand for Sex Tourism”   Part VIII: Men in Families Editors’ Introduction 33.    Scott Coltrane, “Fathering: Paradoxes, Contradictions and Dilemmas” 34.    Judith Stacey, “Cruising to Familyland: Gay Hypergamy and Rainbow Kinship” 35.    Anne Shelton, Daphne John, “Ethnicity, Race, and Difference…” 36.    Dana Berkowitz: “Can a Gay Man be a Housewife?   PART IX: Masculinities in Religion Editors’ Introduction 37.    Yasemin Besen and Gil Zicklin: “Young Men, Religion, and Attitudes  Towards Homosexuality” 38.    Leonard Swidler: “Jesus was a Feminist” 39.    Sally K. Gallagher: “Godly Manhood Going Wild?: Transformation in Conservative Protestant Masculinity” 40.    Michael Kimmel, “Judaism,  Feminism and Masculinity”   Part X: Masculinities in the Media and Popular Culture Editors’ Introduction 41.     Ron Weitzer and Charis Kubrin: “Misogyny in Rap Music” 42.     Kathy Sandford and Leanna Madill: “Resistance through Video Game Play: It’s a Boy Thing” 43.     Gillam and Wooden: “Post-Princess Models of Gender: The New Man in Disney/Pixar” 44.     Michael Messner and Jeffrey Montez de Oca: “The Male Consumer as Loser: Beer and Liquor Ads in Mega Sports Media Events”   Part XI: Violence and Masculinities Editors’ Introduction 45.     Michael Kaufman: The Seven P’s of Men’s Violence  46.     Nick T. Pappas, Patrick C. McKenry, Beth Skilken Catlett, “Athlete Aggression on the Rink and off the Ice: Athlete Violence and Aggression in Hockey and Interpersonal Relationships” 47.    Tim Beneke, “Men on Rape” 48.     Cynthia Enloe, “Wielding Masculinity inside Abu Ghraib” 49.    Edward Heisler and Michael Firmin, “Male Commitment to Gender Equity and Antiviolence: A National College Study”   Part XII: Men, Movements and the Future Editors’ Introduction 50.    R.W. Connell, “Change Among the Gatekeepers: Men, Masculinities and Gender Equality in the Global Arena” 51.    United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, Forty-eighty session 1-12 March 2004 “The Role of Men and Boys in Achieving Gender Equality” 52.   Erin Casey and Tyler Smith: “How Can I not…” 53.    Jackson Katz, “More than a few good men”