A practical support guide for bisexual men providing them with information, advice and personal stories from other bisexual men. It covers coming out, dating and relationships, mental health, intersectionality, pride, and community and includes practical tips with the aim of empowering bisexual men to embrace their sexuality.
Men in all stages of transition have come and gone from my life, and each one has been entirely different. It's difficult to feel as if you fail at being a man when you know there isn't a singular 'right' way to be one. In this illuminating and radically honest book, Ezra Woodger interviews trans men and transmasculine people to interrogate ......
What exactly do boys do? The answer is anything and everything! From eating to dreaming, making mistakes to exploring, to hurting and loving, there is more to being a boy than meets the eye. In this fun, affirming book that holds no restraints to traditional norms about what it means to be a boy, readers will rejoice at all of the possibilities.
An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Violence, 25th Anniversary Edition
Offers an insightful portrait of chronic predatory offenders, problem police officers, and others with a demonstrated propensity for violent conduct. Dr Toch explores the personal motives, attitudes, assumptions, and perceptions of men who are recurrently violent.
Why the Modern Male Is Struggling, Why It Matters, and What to Do about
The book that Sparked a National Conversation Boys and men are struggling. Profound economic and social changes of recent decades have many losing ground in the classroom, the workplace, and in the family. While the lives of women have changed, the lives of many men have remained the same or even worsened. In this widely praised book, ......
Perverse Feelings examines white masculinity in Poe's fiction and the culture it represents. Poe's men are tormented by ugly emotions. As it analyzes these afflictions, the book illuminates the pathologies of a past American masculinity. Just as importantly, it reminds us that "toxic masculinity" has a history.
Offers a conceptual framework for working with men - the Deepening framework - along with practical guidance for conducting group therapy with men. This book helps clinicians find ways to break down the barriers that keep many men from seeking help, and shows them how to explore men's inner psychological workings.
Based on a two-year study of boys aged four to six, this book offers a new way of thinking about boys' development. It provides insight into ways in which adults can foster boys' healthy resistance and help them to access a broader range of options for expressing themselves.
Engaging with a variety of shows, including The League, Dexter, and Nip/Tuck, among many others, this title identifies the gradual incorporation of second-wave feminism into prevailing gender norms as the catalyst for the contested masculinities on display in contemporary cable dramas.
Focuses on the historical roles and contributions men have made to nursing over the centuries as well as the challenges that men face in nursing today. This work discusses how gender serves as a foundation for many of the obstacles, discrimination, and barriers experienced by men in nursing.
English Sea Rovers in the Seventeenth-Century Caribbean, Second Edition
Pirates are among the most heavily romanticized and fabled characters in history. This title investigates the social and sexual world of these sea rovers, a tightly bound brotherhood of men engaged in almost constant warfare.
The young woman was weaving a shawl. Jacqueline offered to purchase this square of colourful fabric, a few coins jingled on the table. A man immediately appeared and took the money. In 1993 Jacqueline de Chollet founded The Veerni Project (Veer Ni, 'the brave woman' in Hindi) which strives to uplift women and girls, to break the cycle of poverty ......
Perverse Feelings: Poe and American Masculinity examines white masculinity in Poe's fiction and the culture it represents. Poe's men are tormented by chronic illness, deviant attachments, and ugly emotions. As it analyzes these afflictions, this book illuminates the pathologies of American masculinity that emerged in a terrible history of ......
In Masculinities in the Gospel of Matthew: Joseph, John, Peter, and Judas, Kendra A. Mohn examines the masculinity of four figures in Matthew's Gospel in light of ancient understandings of masculinity exemplified by Roman emperors and emulated by figures such as Herod the Great and Herod Antipas. Utilizing three criteria common to elite Roman ......
Male Body Image, Media, and Gender Role Stress/Conflict
Rhetoric of Masculinity lends depth and global nuance to discourse associated with the masculinity concept as it bears on males' self-image, role in society, media representations of them, and the gender role stress/conflict they experience when they fail to measure up to social standards associated with what it means to be manly.
In Personal Sociology, Jeffrey E. Nash transforms everyday experiences into sociological insights and understandings. Through eight chapters in three thematic sections, personal sociology is illustrated by the author's reflections on activities from his own life that expand these particular experiences into broader sociological concepts.
The Culture and Politics of Populist Masculinities offers analyses of articulations and performances that link populism to masculinity. Drawing on cultural, political, and historical perspectives, the contributors tackle gender-related attitudes, values, and representations in populist cultures and political movements around the globe.
27 Latter-day Saint Men Reflect on Modern Relationships
Marriage's central role in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints distinguishes the faith while simultaneously reflecting widespread American beliefs. But what does Latter-day Saint marriage mean for men? Holly Welker presents a collection of essays exploring this question. The essayists provide insight into challenges involving ......
