Warriors and Wildmen: Men, Masculinity, and Gender / Edition 1

by Stephen Wicks

Overview

Warriors and Wildmen is a book about men and masculinity. Through an exploration of the complex issues of sex differences, the book presents a challenge to the predominant ideas of modern feminism. Contemporary studies of sex and gender have come primarily from the perspective of women's studies. In the 1990s, however, a growing body of work offers a male perspective. This book surveys that collection, and draws from a wide variety of popular and scholarly writers in support of its major points. This book will be of interest to anyone involved in men's studies, gender issues, and feminism.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780897894548
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	09/24/1996
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	176
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.56(d)
Lexile:	1270L (what's this?)

About the Author

STEPHEN WICKS received his MA in Media and Communication from New York University.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction: Studying Men and Masculinity
Nature's Exiles: Psychobiology and the Male Predicament
The Ungendered Sex: Historical and Social Aspects of Masculinity
Masculintiy Under Fire: Confronting Gender Feminism
Ritual Space: The Mythopoetic Men's Movement
Manhood in the Mirror: Men, Masculinity, and the Media
Trial and Error: Men and the Law
The Individual Male: Masculinity, Roles, and Relationships
Appendix: Statistical Portrait of Men and Gender
Annotated Bibliography: Suggestions for Further Reading
Bibliography of Works Cited

Editorial Reviews

An evaluation of contemporary feminist politics in which the author critiques what he terms a widespread assault on men and masculinity by feminists. Regrettably, the volume lumps all contemporary feminist thought together and then angrily counters only the most simplified, pop-feminist arguments (in a rather unscholarly fashion), while neglecting to address the abundant, more nuanced feminist critiques of gender relations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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