Does feminism discriminate against men?: a debate

by Farrell, Warren

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Full title :Does feminism discriminate against men? : a debate / Warren Farrell, with Steven Svoboda, James P. Sterba.

Summary

Does feminism give a much-needed voice to women in a patriarchal world? Or is the world not really patriarchal? Has feminism begun to level the playing field in a world in which women are more often paid less at work and abused at home? Or are women paid equally for the same work and not abused more at home? Does feminism support equality in education and in the military, or does it discriminate against men by ignoring such issues as male-only draft registration and boys lagging behind in school? The only book of its kind, this volume offers a sharp, lively, and provocative debate on the impact of feminism on men. Warren Farrell--an international best-selling author and leader in both the early women's and current men's movements--praises feminism for opening options for women but criticizes it for demonizing men, distorting data, and undervaluing the family. In response, James P. Sterba--an acclaimed philosopher and ardent advocate of feminism--maintains that the feminist movement gives a long-neglected voice to women in a male-dominated world and that men are not an oppressed gender in today's America. Their wide-ranging debate covers personal issues, from love, sex, dating, and rape to domestic violence, divorce, and child custody. Farrell and Sterba also look through their contrasting lenses at systemic issues, from the school system to the criminal justice system; from the media to the military; and from health care to the workplace. -- Publisher description.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2008.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Oxford University Press
Place of Publication:Oxford
Language:eng
Publication Date:2008.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xii, 258 pages : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

oclc:on1259483301
LC Classification:HQ1421
Dewey Decimal:305.32

Part 1 : Does feminism discriminate against men? / Warren Farrell -- Do we need men's studies? History is men's studies, right? -- Do men have the power? -- What the all-male draft and the combat exclusion of women tell us about men, women, and feminism -- Why do men die sooner and whose health is being neglected? -- Domestic violence : who is doing the battering, and what's the solution? -- The politics and psychology of rape, sex, and love -- Does the criminal justice system discriminate against men? -- Why men earn more : discrimination? choices? -- Are women doing two jobs while men do one? -- Marriage, divorce, and child custody -- Does popular culture discriminate against men? -- Are schools biased against girls? Or boys? -- Part 2 : Does feminism discriminate against men? / James P. Sterba -- The future of feminism and men -- Do we need men's studies -- or is history men's studies? -- Do men have the power -- and if so, would they want to change? -- What the all-male draft and the combat exclusion of women tell us about men, women, and feminism -- Why do men die sooner, and whose health is being neglected? -- Domestic violence : who is doing the battering, and what's the so…

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Discrimination à l'égard des hommes -- … Diskriminierung Feminism Feminism -- debatt -- Förenta staterna Feminism -- United States Féminisme -- États-Unis Feminismus Könsdiskriminering Könsdiskriminering -- män man Mann Sex discrimination against men Sex discrimination against men -- Unite… United States USA