(P/B) MASCULINITIES

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This is an exciting new edition of R.W. Connell's ground-breaking text, which has become a classic work on the nature and construction of masculine identity. Connell argues that there is not one masculinity, but many different masculinities, each associated with different positions of power. In a world gender order that continues to privilege men over women, but also raises difficult issues for men and boys, his account is more pertinent than ever before. In a substantial new introduction and conclusion, Connell discusses the development of masculinity studies in the ten years since the book's initial publication. He explores global gender relations, new theories, and practical uses of mascunlinity research. Looking to the future, his new concluding chapter addresses the politics of masculinities, and the implications of masculinity research for understanding current world issues. Against the backdrop of an increasingly divided world, dominated by neo-conservative politics, Connell's account highlights a series of compelling questions about the future of human society. This second edition of Connell's classic book will be essential reading for students taking courses on masculinities and gender studies, and will be of interest to students and scholars across the humanities and social sciences. (From the publisher)

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Acknowledgments
Introduction to the second edition
Knowledge and its problems
The science of masculinity
Men's bodies
The social organization of masculinity
Four studies of the dynamics of masculinity
Introduction
Live fast and die young
A whole new world
A very straight gay
Men of reason
History and politics
The history of masculinity
Masculinity politics
Practice and utopia
Afterword: the contemporary politics of masculinity
Notes
References
Index