The life of Brian : masculinities, sexualities and health in New Zealand / edited by Heather Worth, Anna Paris and Louisa Allen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Worth, Heather.

Paris, Anna.

Allen, Louisa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Masculinity--New Zealand.

Masculinity.

Men--Sexual behavior--New Zealand.

Men.

Men--Sexual behavior.

New Zealand.

Physical Description:

204 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Dunedin, N.Z. : University of Otago Press, 2002.

Contents:

1 Masculinities and Globalisation / R. W. Connell 27

2 Late Twentieth-Century Auckland Perspective on Samoan Masculinities / Julie Park, Tamasailau Suaalii-Sauni, Melani Anae, Ieti Lima, Nite Fuamatu, Kirk Mariner 43

3 Living the Contradictions: A Foucauldian Examination of my Youthful Rugby Experiences / Richard Pringle 57

4 Managing the Margins: Gay-Disabled Masculinity / Terry O'Neill 73

5 I didn't have to go to a finishing school to learn how to be gay: Maori Gay Men's Understandings of Cultural and Sexual Identity / Clive Aspin 91

6 The Man with Two Brains: The Discursive Construction of the Unreasonable 'Penis-Self' / Annie Potts 105

7 'Tits is Just an Accessory': Masculinity and Femininity in the Lives of Maori and Pacific Queens / Heather Worth 117

8 'As far as sex goes, I don't really think about my body': Young Men's Corporeal Experiences of (Hetero)sexual Pleasure / Louisa Allen 129

9 Young Pakeha Men's Conceptions of Health, Illness and Health Care / Anthony M. O'Connor 139

10 Abducted by Aliens: Heterosexual Men and Sexual Health / Stephen McKernon 159.

Notes:

"This collection of essays grew from a 'Masculinities' conference organised by Heather Worth, Alison Jones, and Anna Paris in July 2000 at the University of Auckland"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-200) and index.

ISBN:

1877276251

OCLC:

50465502