Warriors and Wildmen

by Wicks, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780897894548
• ISBN10: 0897894545
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1996-09-01
• Publisher: Praeger Pub Text

Summary

Warriors and Wildmen is a book about men and masculinity. Through an exploration of the complex issues of sex differences, the book presents a challenge to the predominant ideas of modern feminism. Contemporary studies of sex and gender have come primarily from the perspective of women's studies. In the 1990s, however, a growing body of work offers a male perspective. This book surveys that collection, and draws from a wide variety of popular and scholarly writers in support of its major points. This book will be of interest to anyone involved in men's studies, gender issues, and feminism.

Table of Contents

Foreword	vii
Preface	xi
Acknowledgements	xv
Introduction: Studying Men and Masculinity	1	(8)
Nature's Exiles: Psychobiology and The Male Predicament	9	(16)
The Ungendered Sex: The History and Sociology of Masculinity	25	(20)
Misreading Masculinity: Men, Women, and Feminism	45	(18)
Ritual Space: The Mythopoetic Men's Movement	63	(18)
Manhood in the Mirror: Men, Masculinity, and the Media	81	(16)
Trial and Error: Men, Politics, and the Law	97	(8)
Individual Men: Life, Work, and Relationships	105	(20)
Appendix: A Statistical Portrait of Men and Gender in America	125	(12)
Suggestions for Further Reading	137	(10)
Bibliography	147	(4)
Index	151