Men and development : politicizing masculinities / edited by Andrea Cornwall, Jerker Edström and Alan Greig.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cornwall, Andrea, 1963-

Edström, Jerker.

Greig, Alan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Masculinity--Social aspects.

Masculinity.

Masculinity--Social aspects--Developing countries.

Equality.

Equality--Developing countries.

Developing countries.

Physical Description:

xv, 247 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Zed Books, 2011.

Summary:

Men and Development: Politicizing Masculinities features an exciting collection of contributions from some of today's leading thinkers and practitioners in the field of men, masculinities and development. Together, contributors challenge the neglect of the structural dimensions of patriarchal power relations in current development policy and practice, and the failure to adequately engage with he effects of inequitable sex and gender orders on both men's and women's lives. The book calls for renewed engagement in efforts to challenge and change stereotypes of men, to dismantle the structural barriers to gender equality, and to mobilize men to build new alliances with women's movement's and other movements for social and gender justice. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Politicizing Masculinities in Development / Andrea Cornwall Cornwall, Andrea, Jerker Edstrom Edstrom, Jerker, Alan Greig Greig, Alan 1

Part 1 Embodiments and Transgressions 19

2 Performing Heterosexuality: Male Youth, Vulnerability and HIV in Malawi / Chimaraoke O. Izugbara Izugbara, Chimaraoke O., Jery Okal Okal, Jery 21

3 Is s/He More of a Man? Constructing Masculinity as a Female to Male Transsexual in India / Cath Sluggett Sluggett, Cath 33

4 Become MSM: Transformations of Idioms of Sexualness into Epidemiological Forms in India / Meyeli Chhele Chhele, Meyeli, Akshay Khanna Khanna, Akshay 47

5 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Constructions of Masculinity and Contemporary Understandings of Sex Work / Cheryl Overs Overs, Cheryl 58

6 Masculinity and HIV: Di-visions of Bodies, Sex and Structural Context / Jerker Edstrom Edstrom, Jerker 71

Part 2 Structures: Inequities, Violence, Power 83

7 Organized Powers: Masculinities, Managers and Violence / Raewyn Connell Connell, Raewyn 85

8 What Would Make Men Interested in Gender Equality? Reflections from East Africa / Margrethe Silberschmidt Silberschmidt, Margrethe 98

9 Men in/and Gender Equality: A Conversation from South Africa / Robert Morrell Morrell, Robert, Penny Morrell Morrell, Penny 111

10 Militarized, Religious and Neo-Colonial: The Triple Bind Confronting Men in Contemporary Uganda / Chris Dolan Dolan, Chris 126

11 Local Lives, Global Dialogues: Shifting Discourses of Masculinity in India / Radhika Chopra Chopra, Radhika 139

Part 3 Engagements: Changing Masculinities

12 Gender Regimes Changing Men or Men Changing Gender Regimes? Challenges for National and Transnational Social Policy, Gender Equality and Organizing with Men / Jeff Hearn Hearn, Jeff 155

13 Masculinities, Social Exclusion and Prospects for Change: Reflections from Promundo's Work in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil / Gray Barker Barker, Gray, Marcos Nascimento Nascimento, Marcos, Christine Ricardo Ricardo, Christine, Marianna Olinger Olinger, Marianna, Marcio Segundo Segundo, Marcio 170

14 Masculinities and Men's Groups in China: A Conversation between Activists / Fang Gang Gang, Fang, He Xiaopei Xiaopei, He, Susan Jolly Jolly, Susan 185

15 Women's Empowerment: What Do Men Have to Do with It? / Andrea Cornwall Cornwall, Andrea, Henry Armas Mbuyiselo Botha Botha, Henry Armas Mbuyiselo 196

16 'Swimming against the Tide is Easier as a Shoal'; Changing Masculinities in Nicaragua - a Community-Based Approach / Patrick Welsh Welsh, Patrick 205

17 Anxious States and Directions for Masculinities Work with Men / Alan Greig Greig, Alan 219.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781848139787

1848139780

OCLC:

697266871