Masculinities and the Law: A Multidimensional Approach

Masculinities and the Law: A Multidimensional Approach (Families, Law, and Society, 13)

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.Â Masculinities and the LawÂ develops a multidimensional approach. It sees categories of identityâ€”including various forms of raced, classed, and sex-oriented masculinitiesâ€”as operating simultaneously and creating different effects in different contexts.Â 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.
Country USA
Brand NYU Press
Manufacturer NYU Press
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2012-08-27
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780814769690

Country	USA
Brand	NYU Press
Manufacturer	NYU Press
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2012-08-27
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780814769690

Masculinities and the Law: A Multidimensional Approach (Families, Law, and Society, 13)

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