Men and masculinities around the world : transforming men's practices / edited by Elisabetta Ruspini [and others].
"This collection, with contributions on seventeen countries from social scientists from Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, analyzes the characteristics and potential of diverse educational, political and related initiatives towards progressive changes in gender relations to show ho...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Palgrave Macmillan,
[2011]
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| Series: | Global masculinities series.
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| Summary: | "This collection, with contributions on seventeen countries from social scientists from Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, analyzes the characteristics and potential of diverse educational, political and related initiatives towards progressive changes in gender relations to show how men are reacting to contemporary social change."--Publisher description. How are men reacting to contemporary social change? How are they responding to changes in womenʹs demands and womenʹs identities? And how are national and transnational politics and policies assisting, or not, in these key challenges? Using a broad comparative perspective, contributions from scholars in seventeen countries analyze the characteristics and potential of diverse educational and political initiatives towards progressive changes in gender relations. -- Book cover. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 282 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780230107151 023010715X |