Raewyn Connell, een Australische sociologe en intellectueel van de Australische Nieuwe Linkse beweging, staat algemeen bekend om haar baanbrekende concepten van hegemonische mannelijkheid en zuidelijke theorie. Haar onderzoek onderzoekt kritisch fundamentele sociale structuren en machtsdynamieken. Connell's inzichtelijke analyses van genderrollen en sociale rechtvaardigheid bieden diepgaande perspectieven op hedendaagse maatschappelijke uitdagingen.
Author is well-known for his original work on sexual politics.2. Major textb ook, covering many theories which have tackled the problem of gender - from psychoanalysis to Marxism and feminist theories.3. Succeeds in using sexual politics to reformulate the traditional realms of social and political theory.
This is an exciting new edition of R.W. Connella s ground--breaking text, which has become a classic work on the nature and construction of masculine identity. Connell argues that there is not one masculinity, but many different masculinities, each associated with different positions of power.
"The indispensable guide to gender studies by one of the world's foremost experts"-- Provided by publisher
In Southern Theory Raewyn Connell presents the case for a new 'world social science' - one that is inclusive of many voices - by arguing for a more democratic global recognition of social theory from societies outside the dominant European and North American metropole.
In recent years, questions about men and boys have aroused remarkable media interest, public concern and controversy. Across the world, health services are noticing the relevance of mena s gender to problems as diverse as road accidents, diet and sexually transmitted disease.
How can we understand gender in the contemporary world? What differences now exist between women and men? How are masculinities and femininities made? And what is the impact of globalization on gender issues? Raewyn Connell, one of the world's leading scholars in the field, answers these questions and more. In this book she provides a readable introduction to modern gender studies, covering empirical research from all parts of the world in addition to theory and politics. As well as introducing the field, Gender provides a powerful contemporary framework for gender analysis with a distinctive global awareness. Highlighting the multi-dimensional character of gender relations, Connell shows how to link personal life with large-scale organizational structures and how gender politics changes its form in changing situations. The second edition of this influential and accessible book brings the review of research up to date and includes new discussions of gender theory in the global periphery, the legacy of colonialism, the intersection of structures, the impact of deconstructionist theory and politics, and understanding transsexual and transgender lives. Gender is engaged scholarship that moves from personal experience to global problems and offers a unique perspective on gender issues today. Visit www.raewynconnell.net
