Misframing Men: The Politics of Contemporary Masculinities

by Michael S. Kimmel

Book Overview

This past decade has witnessed an extraordinary transformation in men's lives. For years, wave after wave of the women's movement, a movement that reshaped every aspect of American life, produced nary a ripple among men. But suddenly men are in the spotlight.

Yet, the public discussions often seem strained, silly, and sometimes flat-out wrong. The spotlight itself seems to obscure as much as it illuminates. Old tired clichTs about men's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813547636
• ISBN13: 9780813547633
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"