Young Men Navigating Contemporary Masculinities

1. Auflage 2020
ISBN: 978-3-030-36397-0
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 206 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 291 g

Reihe: Genders and Sexualities in the Social Sciences

This book explores navigations of contemporary masculinities amongst young, advantaged men living in Australia and Germany. Taking an intersectional approach, the book argues that more open, egalitarian forms of masculinity, such as caring masculinities, are fostered by marginalised groups. Elliott investigates ways in which privileged men can move towards this openness alongside ongoing expressions of more traditional or regressive masculinity. Drawing on interviews, the book explores these navigations and the ways in which they are bound up with themes such as work, mobility, relationships, the privileges and pressures of masculinities, and the contradictions and difficulties of masculinities under neoliberalism. What is revealed is the need for change at individual, collective and structural levels, with care and openness amongst men as a means of achieving this change.
Young Men Navigating Contemporary Masculinities will be of interest to students and scholars in fields such as sociology, gender studies, critical studies on men and masculinities, and cultural studies.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Elliott, Karla

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Sozialethnologie: Familie, Gender, Soziale Gruppen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction.- 2. Investigating Intersections of Privilege: Whiteness, Class privilege, Heterosexuality and Masculinity.- 3. Closed Narratives of Masculinities.- 4. Challenges and Possibilities of Contemporary Masculinities.- 5. Exploring Movement Towards Openness.- 6. Caring Masculinities in the Margin.- 7. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Karla Elliott is a Lecturer in Sociology at the School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Australia.