Unreasonable men masculinity and social theory

This much needed book is the first to show how dominant forms of masculinity are implicated in the traditions of social theory that have emerged since the Enlightenment. The author shows how an 'unreasonable' form of reason has emerged from the separation of reason from emotion, mind from...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Seidler, Victor J.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Routledge 2013
Edition:1st edition
Series:Male orders
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 236-248) and indexes
  • 1. Introduction : masculinity, modernity and social theory
  • 2. Nature
  • 3. Reason
  • 4. Morality
  • 5. Freedom
  • 6. Identity
  • 7. Modernity
  • 8. Experience
  • 9. Feminism
  • 10. Masculinity
  • 11. Histories
  • 12. Relationships
  • 13. Language
  • 14. Sexuality
  • 15. Dependency
  • 16. Conclusion : masculinity, power and modernity