| From Panthers to Promise Keepers: Rethinking the Men's Movement Contributor(s): Newton, Judith (Author) |
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ISBN: 0847691306 ISBN-13: 9780847691302 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2004 Annotation: From Panthers to Promise Keepers draws on intimate observations of the men and networks who were involved in what some have called the men's movement and tells us why these networks mattered. Focusing on the decades between 1950 and 2000, it argues that while public, structural change is necessary for gender equality, getting men involved in efforts at social justice may well depend on their making changes with respect to feelings and with respect to their unconscious fears and anxieties as well. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Men's Studies - Social Science | Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 305.320 |
| LCCN: 2004013004 |
| Series: New Social Formations |
| Physical Information: 0.65" H x 5.98" W x 9.06" (0.88 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 - Sex & Gender - Masculine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Written for a general audience, From Panthers to Promise Keepers draws on years of readings about, interviews with, and intimate observations of the men and networks who were involved in what some have called 'the men's movement.' Focusing on the decades between 1950 and 2000 in the U.S., From Panthers to Promise Keepers places networks of gay men and of black men (and women) at the center of its investigations, exploring some of the unexpected ways in which these seemingly marginal networks were precursors to, rather than mere followers of, the white and heterosexual men's groups that followed and that became the objects of media attention. This study also demonstrates that networks with radically different positions on important social issues nonetheless shared two related activities--criticizing individualist, self-making values and attempting, through surprisingly similar ritual practices, to construct ideals of masculinity that were more expressive of vulnerability, tenderness, and care. Men's politically varied efforts to refashion masculine ideals during the last 50 years have contributed to a different global climate with respect to masculinities. Near the end of the 1990s, agencies such as UNESCO helped the reform of masculine ideals become more widely seen as a necessary component of movements for social justice and a 'culture of peace.' Current efforts to revive a more aggressive and force-based masculine ideal, a 'masculinity for a culture of war, ' are one of many testaments to the cultural resonance of what has been called 'the men's movement.' |