Masculinities and the Law: A Multidimensional Approach - Couverture souple

Livre 12 sur 16: Families, Law, and Society

McGinley, Ann C.

 
9780814769690: Masculinities and the Law: A Multidimensional Approach
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ISBN 10 : 0814769691 ISBN 13 : 9780814769690
Editeur : New York University Press, 2012

Synopsis

According to masculinities theory, masculinity is not a biological imperative but a social construction. Men engage in a constant struggle with other men to prove their masculinity. Masculinities and the Law develops a multidimensional approach. It sees categories of identity--including various forms of raced, classed, and sex-oriented masculinities--as operating simultaneously and creating different effects in different contexts.

By applying multidimensional masculinities theory to law, this cutting-edge collection both expands the field of masculinities and develops new thinking about important issues in feminist and critical race theories. The topics covered include how norms of masculinity influence the behavior of policemen, firefighters, and international soldiers on television and in the real world; employment discrimination against masculine cocktail waitresses and all transgendered employees; the legal treatment of fathers in the U.S. and the ways unauthorized migrant fathers use the dangers of border crossing to boost their masculine esteem; how Title IX fails to curtail the masculinity of sport; the racist assumptions behind the prison rape debate; the surprising roots of homophobia in Jamaican dancehall music; and the contradictions of the legal debate over women veiling in Turkey. Ultimately, the book argues that multidimensional masculinities theory can change how law is interpreted and applied.

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À propos des auteurs

Ann C. McGinley is William S. Boyd Professor of Law at the William S. Boyd School of Law of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Frank Rudy Cooper is Professor of Law at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts.

Michael S. Kimmel is Professor of Sociology at SUNY, Stony Brook and author of Manhood in America.

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Éditeur
New York University Press
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0814769691
ISBN 13 
9780814769690
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
315
Éditeur
Cooper Frank Rudy
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9780814764039: Masculinities and the Law: A Multidimensional Approach

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ISBN 10 :  0814764037 ISBN 13 :  9780814764039
Editeur : New York University Press, 2012
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