Men's Lives

by Kimmel, Michael S.; Messner, Michael A.

• ISBN13: 9780205321056
• ISBN10: 0205321054
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Prentice Hall

Summary

This best-selling reader on men and masculinity, edited by two of the most prominent researchers on men, contains the most current articles on masculinity available. Organized around themes that define masculinity, this reader takes the position that men (as well as women) are gendered and that this gendering process is a central experience for men. The authors explore how working class men, men of color, gay men, older men, younger men, and boys construct different versions of masculinity. One reviewer says, This reader does a remarkable job of showing the interconnectedness of race, class, and gender It also makes clear that any discussion of 'men's lives' of necessity involves an understanding of the social roles of both men and women, and of gender inequality.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Introduction	xiii
PART ONE Perspectives on Masculinity	1	(70)
Editors' Introduction	1	(3)
The Construction of Masculinity and the Triad of Men's Violence	4	(13)
Michael Kaufman
The Black Male: Searching Beyond Stereotypes	17	(7)
Manning Marable
Chicano Men and Masculinity	24	(9)
Maxine Baca Zinn
All Men are Not Created Equal: Asian Men in U.S. History	33	(9)
Yen Le Espiritu
In Search of Masculinity: Violence, Respect, and Sexuality among Puerto Rican Crack Dealers in East Harlem	42	(14)
Philippe Bourgois
Masculinities and Globalization	56	(15)
R. W. Connell
PART TWO Boyhood	71	(84)
Editors' Introduction	71	(2)
Playing in the Gender Transgression Zone: Race, Class, and Hegemonic Masculinity in Middle Childhood	73	(15)
C. Shawn McGuffey
B. Lindsay Rich
Boyhood, Organized Sports, and the Construction of Masculinities	88	(12)
Michael A. Messner
Learning to Fight	100	(4)
Geoffrey Canada
Warrior Narratives in the Kindergarten Classroom: Renegotiating the Social Contract?	104	(13)
Ellen Jordan
Angela Cowan
Memories of Same-Sex Attractions	117	(17)
Ritch C. Savin-Williams
The Puerto Rican Dummy and the Merciful Son	134	(7)
Martin Espada
Girls Will Be Girls and Boys Will Be First	141	(14)
Pat Mahony
PART THREE Colleglate Masculinities: Privilege and Peril	155	(54)
Editors' Introduction	155	(2)
The Fraternal Bond as a Joking Relationship: A Case Study of the Role of Sexist Jokes in Male Group Bonding	157	(10)
Peter Lyman
Fraternities and Collegiate Rape Culture: Why Are Some Fraternities More Dangerous Places for Women?	167	(11)
A. Ayres Boswell
Joan Z. Spade
Male Student-Athletes Reported for Sexual Assault: A Survey of Campus Police Departments and Judicial Affairs Offices	178	(10)
Todd W. Crosset
Jeffrey R. Benedict
Mark A. McDonald
Fraternal Bonding in the Locker Room: A Profeminist Analysis of Talk About Competition and Women	188	(14)
Timothy Jon Curry
``I Am Not a Rapist!'' Why College Guys Are Confronting Sexual Violence	202	(7)
John Stoltenberg
PART FOUR Men and Work	209	(74)
Editors' Introduction	209	(2)
The Glass Escalator: Hidden Advantages for Men in the ``Female'' Professions	211	(14)
Christine L. Williams
Rambo Litigators: Emotional Labor in a Male-Dominated Occupation	225	(17)
Jennifer Pierce
Hitting Bottom: Homelessness, Poverty, and Masculinity	242	(10)
Timothy Nonn
Boundary Lines: Labeling Sexual Harassment in Restaurants	252	(16)
Patti Giuffre
Christine L. Williams
Re-Examining ``A Moment in History'': Loss of Privilege Inside White Working-Class Masculinity in the 1990s	268	(15)
Lois Weis
Amira Proweller
Craig Centrie
PART FIVE Men and Health: Body and Mind	283	(68)
Editors' Introduction	283	(2)
Masculinities and Men's Health: Moving Toward Post-Superman Era Prevention	285	(14)
Don Sabo
Confessions of a Nice Negro, or Why I Shaved My Head	299	(7)
Robin D. G. Kelley
How to Build a Man	306	(5)
Ann Fausto-Sterling
If Men Could Menstruate	311	(2)
Gloria Steinem
Coming to Terms: Masculinity and Physical Disability	313	(14)
Thomas J. Gerschick
Adam Stephen Miller
Trips to Fantasy Island: Contexts of Risky Sex for San Francisco Gay Men	327	(17)
Rafael M. Diaz
Pills and Power Tools	344	(7)
Susan Bordo
PART SIX Men in Relationships	351	(48)
Editors' Introduction	351	(2)
The Approach--Avoidance Dance: Men, Women, and Intimacy	353	(6)
Lillian B. Rubin
Black Male--Black Female Conflict: Individually Caused and Culturally Nurtured	359	(8)
Clyde W. Franklin II
I'm Not Friends the Way She's Friends: Ideological and Behavioral Constructions of Masculinity in Men's Friendships	367	(13)
Karen Walker
The Politics of Gay Men's Friendships	380	(4)
Peter M. Nardi
Men on Rape	384	(6)
Tim Beneke
Getting Off on Feminism	390	(9)
Jason Schultz
PART SEVEN Male Sexualities	399	(38)
Editors' Introduction	399	(2)
Becoming 100 Percent Straight	401	(6)
Michael A. Messner
The Heterosexual Questionnaire	407	(1)
M. Rochlin
A Conventional Affair	408	(2)
Stevi Jackson
Stereotypes of Black Male Sexuality: The Facts Behind the Myths	410	(5)
Robert Staples
Chicano Men: A Cartography of Homosexual Identity and Behavior	415	(14)
Tomas Almaguer
Sociocultural Facets of the Black Gay Male Experience	429	(8)
Susan D. Cochran
Vickie M. Mays
PART EIGHT Men in Families	437	(38)
Editors' Introduction	437	(2)
The Second Shift: Employed Women Are Putting in Another Day of Work At Home	439	(4)
Arlie Hochschild
Life-Styles of Gay Husbands and Fathers	443	(8)
Brian Miller
Stability and Change in Chicano Men's Family Lives	451	(16)
Scott Coltrane
On `Good' Black Fathers	467	(8)
Michael C. Hanchard
PART NINE Masculinities in the Media	475	(50)
Editors' Introduction	475	(2)
Doing Studs: The Performance of Gender and Sexuality on Late-Night Television	477	(17)
Jocelyn A. Hollander
In an Imperfect World, Men with Small Penises Are Unforgiven	494	(11)
Peter Lehman
Beer Commercials: A Manual on Masculinity	505	(10)
Lance Strate
Looking for My Penis: The Eroticized Asian in Gay Video Porn	515	(10)
Lance Strate
PART TEN Men, Movements, and the Future	525	(28)
Editors' Introduction	525	(2)
Men: Comrades in Struggle	527	(9)
bell hooks
Racism, Sexism, and a Million Men	536	(3)
Robert L. Allen
Statement of Principles	539	(1)
NOMAS
Clarence, William, Iron Mike, Tailhook, Senator Packwood, Spur Posse, Magic ... and Us	540	(13)
Michael S. Kimmel
Contributors	553