The Man Question : : Male Subordination and Privilege / / Nancy E. Dowd.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Dowd, Nancy E.,
• MitwirkendeR: Shaw, Ted,
• Place / Publishing House: New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2010]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource

Among the many important tools feminist legal theorists have given scholars is that of anti-essentialism: all women are not created equal, and privilege varies greatly by circumstances,particularly that of race and class. Yet at the same time, feminist legal theory tends to view men through an essentialist lens, in which men are created equal. The study of masculinities, inspired by feminist theory to explore the construction of manhood and masculinity, questions the real circumstances of men, not in order to deny men’s privilege but to explore in particular how privilege is constructed, and what price is paid for it.In this groundbreaking work, feminist legal theorist Nancy E. Dowd exhorts readers to apply the anti-essentialist model-so dominant in feminist jurisprudence-to the study of masculinities. She demonstrates how men’s treatment by the law and society in general varies by race, economic position, sexuality, and other factors. She applies these insights to both boys and men, examining how masculinities analysis exposes both privilege and subordination. She examines men’s experienceof fatherhood and sexual abuse, and boys’ experience in the contexts of education and juvenile justice. Ultimately, Dowd calls for a more inclusive feminist theory, which, by acknowledging the study of masculinities, can broaden our understanding of privilege and subordination.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Introduction -- Part I. Theory -- 2. Men, Masculinities, and Feminist Theory -- 3. Masculinities Theory and Practice -- 4. Toward a New Theory of Feminist Jurisprudence -- Part II. Boys -- 5. Boys and Education -- 6. Boys and Juvenile Justice -- Part III. Men -- 7. Men and Fatherhood -- 8. Men and Sexual Abuse -- 9. Conclusion -- References -- Index -- About the Author