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Men, Masculinity And Social Welfare

Autor Keith Pringle
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 27 iul 1995
An examination of men and masculinity, which considers the issues involved with both the use of and provision of welfare services by men, and argues that there is a case for restricting their role. The book is intended for undergraduate and postgraduate courses in social work, social policy and gender studies, as well those interested in masculinity within sociology and psychology. It should also be useful to professionals in welfare, health, education and criminal justice.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781857284027
ISBN-10: 185728402X
Pagini: 246
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 15 mm
Greutate: 0.45 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Cuprins

Chapter 1 Men talking about masculinities; Introduction; Praxis and the process of men writing about men; | The political; The theoretical; Why should a man write about men?; Men and feminisms; AOP and hegemonic masculinities; Outline of this study; Chapter 2 Masculinities and social welfare organizations; The discourse of social welfare in the 1990s; Men as welfare workers; Virtuosity, managerialism and masculinity; Organization sexuality; Conclusion; Chapter 3 Child protection; Introduction; Men and boys who abuse; Who is given responsibility for child abuse?; Masculinities, femininities and child abuse; Young people and children in the care system; Conclusion; Chapter 4 Child care and families; Introduction; Back to basics or back to the bunker?; Right-wing ideologies and the riots of the 1980s; The men’s rights movement; The work of Robert Bly; Do families need fathers?; Do children need fathers?; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Adult violence; How far is violence gendered?; Men’s violence to other men; Women and crime; Sexual violence by men on men; Welfare agencies’ responses to men’s public violence; Men’s violences to women; The problem of language: family violence or woman abuse?; Why do men physically and emotionally abuse women?; Difference and diversity; Conclusion; Chapter 6 Adult care; Introduction; Informal carers; Receivers of care; Abuse of adults receiving care; Conclusion; Chapter 7 Men against oppressions: woman abuse; Introduction; Agency responses to woman abuse; General implications for men’s anti-oppressive practice; Respecting and preserving resources for women and other oppressed sections of society; Conclusion; Chapter 8 Men against oppressions: child sexual abuse; Explaining men’s sexual violences; Preventing men’s sexual violences; Scandals in caring?; Services for children and young people who have been sexually abused; Conclusion; Chapter 9 Men and social welfare; A framework for men’s practice Problems of men working for change;

Descriere

An examination of men and masculinity, which considers the issues involved with both the use of and provision of welfare services by men, and argues that there is a case for restricting their role.