The Man Problem: Destructive Masculinity in Western Culture - Couverture rigide

Honeywill, Ross

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1137551682 ISBN 13 : 9781137551689

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015

Synopsis

In The Man Problem, Ross Honeywill posits that the potential for evil in all men is the social, political, and economic problem of our age. Drawing on the work of social critics and theorists including Zygmunt Bauman, Karl Marx, Hannah Arendt, Simone de Beauvoir, Jean Baudrillard, Slavoj Zizek, and others, the book traces destructive masculinity through cultural texts, social systems, and everyday life practices. Using the lens of social theory, social philosophy, feminist cultural studies, and sociology, The Man Problem explores the legacy of the Enlightenment as a context for a social world constructed by men (in modernity), deconstructed (in postmodernity) and reconstructed (in the liquid present). This book investigates the outlines of the patriarchy and why the men who legitimate it behave the way they do. Despite the troubled and troubling legacy of masculinity, Honeywill reveals an alternative path forward.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Ross Honeywill is an internationally recognized social theorist and researcher. His books have been published on three continents. Associate Professor (adjunct) at the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, Australia, he has a PhD from the University of Tasmania. Applying value theory to social research for more than twenty years, he is best known for his work in Desire Economics and the NEO population classification. His current research is on social intelligence, feminist cultural studies, and gender equity.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2015
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1137551682
• ISBN 13: 9781137551689
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 235
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