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One of the most central issues for women's prospects for equality is whether man can and will change. Changing the social relations of gender will involve changing men’s subjectives as well as their daily practices. This book asks whether this is possible. Bob Pease examines how men, who are supportive of feminism, are responding to the feminist challenge, through an exploration of their experiences and dilemmas in trying to live out their feminist commitment and resist hegemonic forms of masculinity. The book is driven by practical as well as theoretical concerns, and aims to develop strategies that will promote the process of change towards equality in gender relations. Drawing on a critical postmo
Introduction: Men, Masculinities and Feminism
Introduction: Men, Masculinities and Feminism
One of the most central issues for women's prospects for equality is whether men can and will change. I believe that men's subjectivity is crucial to gender domination and that changing the social relations of gender will necessitate the transforming of men's subjectivities as well as changing their daily practices. This book will provide an indication of the extent to which this is possible by focusing on the subjectivities and practices of profeminist men, of whom I am one. It is concerned with the questions: What does it mean to be a profeminist man? What is the experience of endeavouring to live out a pro-feminist commitment? What do these experiences tell us about changing men's subjectivities ...
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