Men and masculinity : a text reader / [edited by] Theodore F. Cohen. - Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth, c2001 - xiii, 439 p. ; 24 cm.

Preface. - Ch. 1. Just Because They're Men. - Ch. 2. Making Men Out of Them : Male Socialization in Childhood and Adolescence. - Ch. 3. Men as Friends. - Ch. 4. Men in Families. - Ch. 5. Men and Employment. - Ch. 6. Men in Trouble. - Ch. 7. Movements of Men and the Politics of Masculinity.

This ollection illustrates the many ways that men's experiences are shaped by cultural notions of masculinity and structural realities of gender. Drawing from published interviews, journals, autobiographies, and carefully chosen, qualitative articles built on vivid data, the selections address men's roles and relationships as children, adolescents, friends, husbands, fathers, workers, criminals, and athletes. - Back cover

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