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The Man Problem: Destructive Masculinity in Western Culture
Ross Honeywill
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Description for The Man Problem: Destructive Masculinity in Western Culture
Hardback. This book reveals destructive masculinity as the social, political, and economic problem of our age. It not only diagnoses destructive masculinity, but also reveals a possible way forward-a prognosis for society to surpass the annihilative potential that resides in masculinity. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPS; JFSJ2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 149 x 224 x 19. Weight in Grams: 420.
In The Man Problem, Ross Honeywill posits that the potential for evil in all men is the social, political, and economic problem of our age. Drawing on the work of social critics and theorists including Zygmunt Bauman, Karl Marx, Hannah Arendt, Simone de Beauvoir, Jean Baudrillard, Slavoj Zizek, and others, the book traces destructive masculinity through cultural texts, social systems, and everyday life practices. Using the lens of social theory, social philosophy, feminist cultural studies, and sociology, The Man Problem explores the legacy of the Enlightenment as a context for a social world constructed by men (in modernity), deconstructed (in ... Read more
In The Man Problem, Ross Honeywill posits that the potential for evil in all men is the social, political, and economic problem of our age. Drawing on the work of social critics and theorists including Zygmunt Bauman, Karl Marx, Hannah Arendt, Simone de Beauvoir, Jean Baudrillard, Slavoj Zizek, and others, the book traces destructive masculinity through cultural texts, social systems, and everyday life practices. Using the lens of social theory, social philosophy, feminist cultural studies, and sociology, The Man Problem explores the legacy of the Enlightenment as a context for a social world constructed by men (in modernity), deconstructed (in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
420g
Number of Pages
217
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137551689
SKU
V9781137551689
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Ref
99-15
About Ross Honeywill
Ross Honeywill is an internationally recognized social theorist and researcher. His books have been published on three continents. Associate Professor (adjunct) at the Tasmanian School of Business and Economics, Australia, he has a PhD from the University of Tasmania. Applying value theory to social research for more than twenty years, he is best known for his work in Desire Economics ... Read more
Reviews for The Man Problem: Destructive Masculinity in Western Culture
'This book explores the potential for evil in men and traces its various manifestations in cultural texts, social systems, and everyday life. Ross Honeywill provides an excellent analysis of theoretical concepts and social processes that have been crucial to the development of Western culture. His discussion of contemporary culture is both revealing and convincing, and fully supports the concluding claim ... Read more