Fierce and Tender Men: Sociological Aspects of the Men's Movement / Edition 1

by Clinton J. Jesser

Overview

This book takes the reader on a jourbaney through some men's land and into some men's houses. Along the way we look at whether or not there is a men's movement; what men's studies might consist of; where men have belonged in society through history; the nature of men's wounds and pain; femininity and masculinity; men's (boy's) differentiation from their mothers and their search for their fathers; and a refreshing view of men and sex, fatherhood, and work. Finally, we look at men coming together in men's support groups; amending the wrongs of their past; blessing each other in word, story, ritual, and spirit; and creating projects that forward new missions and end men's isolation from each other. Fierce and Tender Men is critical, analytical, and inspirational, drawing on current research in gender, on students' views in gender classes, and on the author's own experience and his participation in men's work over the last eight years. This book confronts, but does not scapegoat, men.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780275955212
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/30/1996
Series:	Literature; 67
Pages:	152
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.32(d)

About the Author

CLINTON J. JESSER is Professor of Sociology at Northern Illinois University where he was co-founder of the Women's Studies Program and co-founder of DeKalb's women's shelter. Dr. Jesser has been a teacher/researcher and writer in the area of sex and gender for 25 years. For the last eight years, he has participated in men's work, especially the New Warrior Network and 12-step groups.

Table of Contents

Preface
Background
Men's Studies, Masculinism and Science
Gender, Society and Gender History
In the Men's Houses
"Clinton, I Hardly Knew Ye": An Autobiographical Jourbaney
Beginning in Life and the Boy in the Man
Sex, Sex-Craving and Relationships
Fatherhood
Men and Work
Coming Together for Healing and Action
Finding the Father: Creating a Stand
Intentional Men's Support Groups: An Opportunity to Take a Stand
Index

Editorial Reviews

Jesser (sociology, Northern Illinois U.) describes features and potentials of the men's movement, in which he participates himself. He provides a background of men's and gender studies, presents the course of a male's life as a journey, then urges men to come together for healing and action. Paper edition (unseen), $14.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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