Contemporary Perspectives On Masculinity

A survey not only of conservative, liberal and radical views of masculinity, but also the Men's Rights Movement, New Age masculinists and gay masculinists. Each is explored as a theoretical perspective and as a social movement.

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Professor Clatterbaugh surveys not just conservative, liberal and radical views of masculinity, but also the Men's Rights Movement, New Age masculinists, and gay masculinists. Each of these is explored both as a theoretical perspective and as a social movement, and each offers distinctive responses to the questions posed. This is the first book to survey the various masculinist responses to feminism, and it is also the first to put political theory at the centre of masculinist awareness. Clatterbaugh treats all views with fairness as he develops and defends a vision of men and masculinity consistent with feminist ideals and a just society.