Men and Masculinity: The Basics is an accessible introduction to the academic study of masculinity which outlines the key ideas and most pressing issues concerning the field today. Providing readers with a framework for understanding these issues it explores the ways that masculinity has been understood in the Social Sciences and Humanities to date. Addressing theories which view masculinity as being in a permanent state of flux and crisis it explores such problem areas as: the male body men and work men and fatherhood male sexuality male violence. With a glossary of key terms case studies reflecting the most important studies in the field of masculinity research and suggestions for further study Men and Masculinity: The Basics is an essential read for anyone approaching the study of masculinity for the first time. . Language: English