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Masculinities and the Law - A Multidimensional Approach (Hardcover, New)
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Masculinities and the Law - A Multidimensional Approach (Hardcover, New)
Series: Families, Law, and Society
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According to masculinities theory, masculinity is not a biological
imperative but a social construction. Men engage in a constant
struggle with other men to prove their masculinity. Masculinities
and the Law develops a multidimensional approach. It sees
categories of identity--including various forms of raced, classed,
and sex-oriented masculinities--as operating simultaneously and
creating different effects in different contexts. By applying
multidimensional masculinities theory to law, this cutting-edge
collection both expands the field of masculinities and develops new
thinking about important issues in feminist and critical race
theories. The topics covered include how norms of masculinity
influence the behavior of policemen, firefighters, and
international soldiers on television and in the real world;
employment discrimination against masculine cocktail waitresses and
all transgendered employees; the legal treatment of fathers in the
U.S. and the ways unauthorized migrant fathers use the dangers of
border crossing to boost their masculine esteem; how Title IX fails
to curtail the masculinity of sport; the racist assumptions behind
the prison rape debate; the surprising roots of homophobia in
Jamaican dancehall music; and the contradictions of the legal
debate over women veiling in Turkey. Ultimately, the book argues
that multidimensional masculinities theory can change how law is
interpreted and applied.
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