Masculinities and the law : a multidimensional approach / edited by Frank Rudy Cooper and Ann C. McGinley ; foreword by Michael Kimmel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cooper, Frank Rudy.

McGinley, Ann C.

Kimmel, Michael.

ProQuest (Firm)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Masculinity.

Feminist theory.

Race.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 298 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University, [2012]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

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. Masculinities and the Law develops a multidimensional approach. It sees categories of identity-including various forms of masculinities-as operating simultaneously and creating different effects in different contexts.

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. Ultimately, the book argues that multidimensional masculinities theory can change how law is interpreted and applied. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I Theorizing Multidimensional Masculinities

1 Feminist Legal Theory Meets Masculinities Theory / Nancy E. Dowd Dowd, Nancy E., Nancy Levit Levit, Nancy, Ann C. McGinley McGinley, Ann C. 25

2 Masculinity by Law / Devon W. Carbado Carbado, Devon W. 51

3 The Multidimensional Turn: Revisiting Progressive Black Masculinities / Athena D. Mutua Mutua, Athena D. 78

4 The King Stay the King: Multidimensional Masculinities and Capitalism in The Wire / Frank Rudy Cooper Cooper, Frank Rudy 96

Part II Telling Stories About (Heroic) Masculinities

5 Rescue Me / Robert Chang Chang, Robert 119

6 Manliness's Paradox / John M. Kang Kang, John M. 136

7 Border-Crossing Stories and Masculinities / Leticia M. Saucedo Saucedo, Leticia M. 146

Part III Questioning Segregation in Masculine Spaces

8 Sex Segregation, Masculinities, and Gender-Variant Individuals / David S. Cohen Cohen, David S. 167

9 E-race-ing Gender: The Racial Construction of Prison Rape / Kim Shayo Buchanan Buchanan, Kim Shayo 187

10 Sport and Masculinity: The Promise and Limits of Title IX / Deborah L. Brake Brake, Deborah L. 207

Part IV Constructing Masculinities in the Global Context

11 Masculinities and Child Soldiers in Post-Conflict Societies / Fionnuala Ní Aoláin Aoláin, Fionnuala Ní, Naomi Cahn Cahn, Naomi, Dina Haynes Haynes, Dina 231

12 Sexuality without Borders: Exploring the Paradoxical Connection between Dancehall and Colonial Law in Jamaica / Camille A. Nelson Nelson, Camille A. 252

13 Masculinities, Feminism, and the Turkish Headscarf Ban: Revisiting / Sahin v. Turkey Turkey, Sahin v., Valorie K. Vojdik Vojdik, Valorie K. 270.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

OCLC:

811505413

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