Men's Lives (9th Edition)

Understanding the experiences of men in U.S. society

Edited by two of the field’s most prominent researchers, Men’s Lives, 9^th edition, reflects on the question “What does it mean to be a man in contemporary U.S. society?”

Organized around themes that define masculinity, this reader uses a social-constructionist view to examine how men construct masculinity within a social and historical context.

Learning Goals

Upon completing this book, readers will be able to:

• Understand how different groups—working class men, men of color, gay men, older men, younger men, and boys—construct different versions of masculinity
• Examine the social roles of both men and women and the different forms that gender inequality can take
• Consider gender relations and how men and women relate to each other
• Understand how recent research by feminist scholars and pro-feminist men links to social change activism

• Women's Realities, Women's Choices: An Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies
• The Kaleidoscope of Gender: Prisms, Patterns, and Possibilities
• Social Theory
• Dude, You're a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School
• Personality Psychology: Domains of Knowledge About Human Nature
• Feminist Frontiers
• Clinical Psychology: Science, Practice, and Culture
• Industrial/Organizational Psychology: Understanding the Workplace
• Women, Men, and Society (6th Edition)
• Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men