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