Refusing to be a Man

Refusing to be a Man

by Stolenberg, John

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Since its original publication in 1989, this work has been widely cited in gender studies literature. In 13 essays, Stoltenberg articulates the first fully argued liberation theory for men that will also liberate women. He argues that male sexual identity is entirely a political and ethical construction whose advantages grow out of injustice. His thesis is, however, ultimately one of hope - that precisely because masculinity is so constructed, it is possible to refuse it, to act against it and …

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Refusing to be a Man.

Summary

Since its original publication in 1989, this work has been widely cited in gender studies literature. In 13 essays, Stoltenberg articulates the first fully argued liberation theory for men that will also liberate women. He argues that male sexual identity is entirely a political and ethical construction whose advantages grow out of injustice. His thesis is, however, ultimately one of hope - that precisely because masculinity is so constructed, it is possible to refuse it, to act against it and to change. An introduction by the author discusses the roots of his work in the American civil rights.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:1999.
  • Edition:2nd ed

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Taylor & Francis
  • Place of Publication:Milton
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:1999.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (239 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780203980828, 0203980824, 1841420417, 9781841420417, 9781841420622, 184142062X
  • oclc:on1027174449
  • LC Classification:HQ1075.5.U6
  • Dewey Decimal:305.30973

Table of Contents

Intro -- REFUSING TO BE A MAN Essays on Sex and Justice -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction to the Revised Edition -- Preface -- Part I: The Ethics of Male Sexual Identity -- Rapist Ethics -- How Men Have (a) Sex -- Sexual Objectification and Male Supremacy -- Part II: The Politics of Male Sexual Identity -- Eroticism and Violence in the Father-Son Relationship -- Disarmament and Masculinity -- The Fetus as Penis: Men's Self-interest and Abortion Rights -- What Is "Good Sex"? -- Part III: Pornography and Male Supremacy -- The Forbidden Language of Sex -- Pornography and Freedom -- Confronting Pornography as a Civil-Rights Issue -- Part IV: Activism and Moral Selfhood -- Feminist Activism and Male Sexual Identity -- Other Men -- Battery and the Will to Freedom -- About the Essays -- Notes.

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Subjects

Femmes -- Crimes contre -- États-Unis Hommes -- Comportement sexuel. -- États… Hommes -- Sexualité -- États-Unis Masculinité -- États-Unis Masculinity Masculinity -- United States Men -- Sexual behavior Men -- Sexual behavior -- United States Pornographie -- Aspect social -- États-… Pornography -- Social aspects Pornography -- Social aspects -- United… Rôle selon le sexe -- États-Unis Sex role Sex role -- United States Sexism Sexism -- United States Sexisme -- États-Unis Social Science -- Gender Studies United States Women -- Crimes against

Writers

Stolenberg, John

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