Feminism and Men by Steven Schacht

Feminism and Men by Steven Schacht

Too often feminism has been defined as a "woman only" arena, or in competitive terms of male versus female privilege, rather than as a cooperative effort to improve the quality of life for everyone. Indeed, a good deal of feminist scholarship has failed to take into account the relational nature of gender, preferring instead to focus on the ways in which men and women are irreconcilably opposed. With a view to beginning a more constructive dialogue between women and men, the contributors to Feminism and Men argue that the feminist movement can no longer stand to view with suspicion those men who have proved themselves sympathetic to issues of gender equity. Bringing together the work of scholars across various disciplines committed to maximizing the inclusion of pro-feminist men in the feminist movement, the book convincingly demonstrates how and why feminist goals cannot be realized until men and women come together to eliminate the shared harm of patriarchal realities. Contributors include R.W. Connell, Riane Eisler, Kay Leigh Hagan, bell hooks, Christine A. James, Robert Jensen, Michael S. Kimmel, Gary Lemons, Michael Messner, Matthew Shepherd, and John Stoltenberg.

Steven P. Schacht is Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology at Montana State University. Doris W. Ewing is Associate Professor of Sociology at Southwest Missouri State University.

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ISBN 13	9780814780848
ISBN 10	0814780849
Title	Feminism and Men
Author	Steven Schacht
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	New York University Press
Year published	1998-10-01
Number of pages	323
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