Challenging Hegemonic Masculinity

by Richard Howson

Book Overview

In the past twenty years there has been a growing interest in the issues surrounding men and masculinity. Driven primarily by the second-wave feminist critique of the legitimacy or hegemony of masculine practice and culture, the hegemony of men in social spheres such as the family, law, and the workplace can no longer be taken for granted.

Beginning with the work of Antonio Gramsci and a focus on developing the full complexity of his theory...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415653762
• ISBN13: 9780415653763
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"