Redefining Babes, Booze and Brawls : Men Against Violence -- Towards a New Masculinity

by Hong, Luoluo

• ISBN13: 9781581120639
• ISBN10: 158112063X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-12-01
• Publisher: Dissertation.Com

Summary

Utilizing a sociological, public health perspective that incorporates theories of masculinity and models of student development, this dissertation is a case study of the organization Men Against Violence. It examines the ways in which a close-knit association of men generated and sustained an organizational culture that encourages and rewards non- violence among its members, as well as begins to reframe traditional conceptions of masculinity. Subjects for this study consisted of the eight male students who comprised the 1997-1998 Executive Board of MAV. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	viii
Abstract	xi
First Things First, Or How I Became a Woman Working With Men	1	(28)
Returning to the Public Health Tradition	1	(5)
This Is a Mighty Big Black Hole	6	(6)
So What Kind of Contact Lenses Am I Wearing?	12	(9)
Methodological Issues	21	(3)
Ethical Guidelines	24	(5)
Men Behaving Badly: The Epidemiology of Campus Violence	29	(47)
Maybe There Is A ``Noogie Gene''	29	(4)
Men's Violence Against Each Other	33	(5)
Men's Violence Against Women	38	(8)
Is Violence Inevitable?	46	(4)
Socialization Into Violence	50	(16)
How Men Learn To Be Violent: Male Peer Support Theories	66	(8)
Where To Go From Here	74	(2)
Boys Will Be Boys...But Do They Have To? Understanding Men's Culture	76	(18)
Why Look At Culture?	76	(3)
Defining Culture	79	(4)
``Masculinism,'' Men's Culture and Men's Lives	83	(8)
Summary	91	(3)
Campus Peer Advocacy Groups and Men Against Violence	94	(54)
What is Campus Peer Education?	94	(11)
Peer Education: A Contrast in Paradigms	101	(4)
Models of Behavior Change	105	(8)
Overview of Men Against Violence	113	(14)
Fall 1995 Semester Report	127	(4)
Spring 1996 Semester Report	131	(3)
Fall 1996 Semester Report	134	(4)
Spring 1997 Semester Activities	138	(3)
Academic Year 1997-1998	141	(6)
Poised for Change	147	(1)
Redefining Babes, Booze and Brawls: The MAV Counter-Culture	148	(62)
A Woman's View Into ``Men's Town''	148	(9)
The Culture of Men Against Violence	157	(2)
MAV As a Multicultural Organization	159	(8)
MAV's Organizational Saga	167	(8)
Rethinking Babes, Booze and Brawls	175	(12)
Towards A New Masculinity	187	(8)
All in The Family: The MAV Officers	195	(5)
MAV's Mom	200	(6)
MAV and Community Action	206	(4)
Answering the ``So What?'' Question: Implications for Practice	210	(16)
Revisiting My Research Questions	210	(1)
Theoretical Implications	211	(3)
Practical Implications	214	(8)
Where Do We Go From Here?	222	(4)
Bibliography	226	(15)
Appendix A: Interview Consent Form	241	(1)
Appendix B: Interview Protocol	242	(2)
Appendix C: Time Line for Forming Men Against Violence	244	(2)
Appendix D: Men Against Violence Charter Members, 1997-1998 Advisory Board, and Sponsors	246	(1)
Appendix E: Constitution of Men Against Violence	247	(6)
Appendix F: Sample Training Retreat Schedules	253	(4)
Appendix G: EDUC 2000 Course Syllabus	257	(10)
Vita	267