Men's Silences

Predicaments in Masculinity
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-44727-8
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 239 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 440 g

Reihe: Routledge Revivals

First published in 1992, Men’s Silences represents a personal and a political attempt to break out of the narrow parameters of men’s sexual politics. It focusses on men’s feelings to language. The early chapters provide a social context for exploring the practice and theorizing of men’s sexual politics. The book continues by developing an alternative theoretical framework for addressing male subjectivity, using Wittgenstein’s theory of language and the psychoanalytic theories of Winnicott, Bion and Klein. The author argues for the centrality of the pre-oedipal mother-son relationship in the making of male subjectivity, language and identity. This book will be of interest to students of sociology, gender studies, political science and cultural studies.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rutherford, Jonathan

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface 1. Leaving Home 2. The Theory and Practice of Men’s Sexual Politics 3. Difference Comes to Town 4. Silence, Language and Psychoanalysis 5. Nostalgia 6. ‘Thirdness’ and the Father’s Love 7. Violence and Masculine Identities Afterword Notes Bibliography Index