Edited by two of the field's most prominent researchers, this best-selling reader on men and masculinity contains the most current articles available.   Organized around themes that define masculinity, this reader takes a life-course perspective, using the idea that men (as well as women) are “gendered” and that this gendering process is a central experience for men.

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New articles are starred "*"   Part 1: PERSPECTIVES ON MASCULINITIES Editors’ Introduction James Messerschmidt, “Varieties of Real Men” Yen Le Espiritu, “All Men Are Not Created Equal: Asian Men in U.S. History” José B. Torres, “Masculinity and Gender Roles Among Puerto Rican Men: Machismo on the U.S. Mainland” Shaun R. Harper, “The Measure of a Man: Conceptualizations of Masculinity among High-Achieving African American Male College Students” Michelle Fine, Lois Weis, Judi Addelston, Julia Marusza Hall, “(In) Secure Times: Constructing White Working-Class Masculinities in the Late 20th Century” Michael S. Kimmel, “Gender, Class and Terrorism” Steven P. Schacht, “Teaching About Being an Oppressor: Some Personal and Political Considerations*   Part II: BOYHOOD Editors’ Introduction Ellen Jordan, Angela Cowan, “Warrior Narratives in the Kindergarten Classroom: Renogotiating the Social Contract?” Ritch C. Savin-Williams, “Memories of Same-Sex Attractions” Ann Ferguson, “Making a Name for Yourself: Transgressive Acts and Gender Performance” C.J. Pascoe, “’Dude, You’re a Fag’: Adolescent Masculinity and the Fag Discourse” * Daniel Farr, “Sissy Boy, Progressive Parents* Paul Kivel: The Be a Man Box*   Part III: COLLEGIATE MASCULINITIES: PRIVILEGE AND PERIL Editors’ Introduction Peter Lyman, “The Fraternal Bond as a Joking Relationship: A Case Study of the Role of Sexist Jokes in Male Group Bonding” A Ayres Boswell, Joan Z. Spade, “Fraternities and Collegiate Rape Culture: Why Are Some Fraternities More Dangerous Places for Women?” Michael S. Kimmel, “Ritualized Homosexuality in a Nacirema Subculture”* Rocco L. Capraro, “Why College Men Drink: Alcohol, Adventure and the Paradox of Masculinity” Kirby D. Shroeder, “Hard Corps: How to End Sexual Assault at Military Academies”* Jason Schultz, “The Antirape Rules” Eric Anderson, “Orthodox & Inclusive Masculinity: Competing Masculinities among Heterosexual Men in a Feminized Terrain”*   Part IV: MEN AND WORK Editors’ Introduction Jennifer Pierce, “Rambo Litigators: Emotional Labor in a Male-Dominated Occupation” Christine L. Williams, “The Glass Escalator: Hidden Advantages for Men in the `Female’ Professions” Kevin D. Henson, Jackie Krasas Rogers, “`Why Marcia You’ve Changed!’ Male Clerical Temporary Workers Doing Masculinity ina Feminized Occupation” Beth A. Quinn, “Sexual Harassment and Masculinity: The Power and Meaning of `Girl Watching’”   Part V: MEN AND HEALTH Editors’ Introduction Don Sabo, “Masculinities and Men’s Health: Moving Toward Post-Superman Era Prevention” Gloria Steinem, “If Men Could Menstruate” Thomas J. Gerschick, Adam Stephen Miller, “Coming to Terms: Masculinity and Physical Disability   Part VI: MEN IN RELATIONSHIPS Editors’ Introduction Lillian B. Rubin, “The Aooriach-Avoidance Dance: Men, Women and Intimacy” Karen Walker, “`I’m not Friends the Way She’s Friends’: Ideological and Behavioral Constructions of Masculinity in Men’s Friendships” Peter M. Nardi, “The Politics of Gay Men’s Friendships” Tim Beneke, “Men on Rape” Terry A. Kupers, “Rape and the Prison Code” Kevin Powell, “The Sexist in Me” *   Part VII: MALE SEXUALITIES Editors’ Introduction Michael A. Messner, “Becoming 100 Percent Straight” M. Rochlin, “The Heterosexual Questionnaire” Julia O’Connell Davidson, Jacqueline Sanchez Taylor, “Fantasy Islands: Exploring the Demand for Sex Tourism” Verta Taylor, Leila J. Rupp, “Chicks With Dicks, Men in Dresses: What it Means to be a Drag Queen” * Meika Loe, “Fixing Broken Masculinity: Viagra as a Technology for the Production of Gender and Sexuality” *   Part VIII: MEN IN FAMILIES Editors’ Introduction Francine M. Deutch, “Strategies Men Use to Resist” Anne Shelton, Daphne John, “White, Black and Hispanic Men’s Household Labor Time* Judith Stacey, “Cruising to Familyland: Gay Hypergamy and Rainbow Kinship” * Gloria González-López, “Fathering Latina Sexualities: Mexican Men and the Virginity of Their Daughters” * Scott Coltrane, “Fathering: Paradoxes, Contradictions and Dilemmas” *   Part IX: MASCULINITIES IN THE MEDIA Editors’ Introduction Shari Lee Dworkin, Faye Linda Wachs, “The Morality/Manhood Paradox: Masculinity, Sport and the Media” Michael A. Messner, Jeffrey Montez de Oca, “The Male Consumer as Loser: Beer and Liquor Ads in Mega Sports Media Events” * David Nylund, “When in Rome: Heterosexism, Homophobia and Sports Talk Radio” * Beth A. Eck, “Men are Much Harder: Gendered Viewing of Nude Images” *   Part X: VIOLENCE AND MASCULINITIES Editors’ Introduction James Gilligan, “Culture, Gender and Violence: `We are Not Women’” * Jack Katz, “Ways of the Badass” * 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” * Carol Cohn, “Wars, Wimps and Women: Talking Gender and Thinking War” *   Part XI: MEN, MOVEMENTS AND THE FUTURE Editors’ Introduction Richard Goldstein, “Neo-Macho Man: Pop Culture and Post-9/11 Politics” * R.W. Connell, “Change Among the Gatekeepers: Men, Masculinities and Gender Equality in the Global Arena” * bell hooks, “Men: Comrades in Struggle” 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” * *New to this edition